高考英语语法:more…than与less…than的区别
1. more...than 的主要用法
① 比…多,比…更。如:
He has more books than me. 他的书比我多。
He is more careful than the others. 他比其他人更仔细。
② 与其…不如。如:
He is more lucky than clever. 与其说他聪明,不如说他幸运。
He is more (a) scholar than (a) teacher. 与其说他是位教师,不如说是位学者。(D20)
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,其中的比较级必须用加 more的形式,不能用加词尾 -er 的形式。
2. less...than 的主要用法
① 不像(如)。如:
He is less honest than his brother. 他不如他哥哥聪明。
② 比…少,不如…多。如:
We drink less coffee than tea. 我们喝咖啡不如喝茶多。
I got less money than the others did. 我比别人得到的钱少。
③ 与其…不如…。如:
I regard him less as my teacher than as my friend. 与其说我把他当作老师,不如说我是把他当作朋友。
注:表示此义时与可与 more…than结构替换(但要注意词序的变化)。如:
He is less a teacher than an expert. / He is more an expert than a teacher. 与其说他是老师,不如说他是专家。