more...than用法归纳
1. 表示“比……多”“比……更”。如:
It was more expensive than I thought. 这比我预料的昂贵多了。
Tim violin is more difficult than the piano. 拉小提琴比弹钢琴更为困难。
John drove much more carefully than Tim did. 约翰开车比吉姆小心得多。
注:more有时不用于构成比较级,而是本身就是比较级,此时其后可能接可数或不可数名词。如:
His car cost much more money than mine. 他的小汽车所花的钱比我的多得多。
There are many more people than we expected. 比我们想象的人要多得多。
2. 表示“与其……不如”。如:
He is more lucky than clever. 与其说他聪明,不如说他幸运。
It is even more a poem than a picture. 与其说它是一幅画,倒不如说它是一首诗。
注:该句型主要用于同一个人或物在两个不同性质或特征等方面的比较(比较级必须 more, 不能用加词尾 -er 的形式)。