more than(1) more than+数词,意为“……以上;多于……;……有余”.
More than 20 club members attended the meeting.
有20多个俱乐部成员出席会议.
(2) more than+名词,意为“不只;不仅仅”.
Peace is much more than the absence of war.
和平不仅仅是意味着没有战争.
(3) more than+形容词或副词,意为“非常;十分;更加;岂止”.
He is more than selfish.
他非常自私.
(4) more than+动词,意为“十分;大大地;不仅仅.
He more than smiled ; he laughed outright.
他岂止是微笑,他简直是大笑了.
(5) More than…can /could ,意为“不能……”.
The beauty of Hangzhou is more than words can describe.
杭州之美是语言所不能描述的.
That’s more than I can tell your,sir.
这一点我是不能告诉您的,先生.
2. rather than “而不是;而没有”
rather than 很像一个连词,前后常用一种平行结构,即前面用名词,后面也跟名词;前面用动词原形,后也要接动词原形.
He is an artist rather than a politician.
他是一位艺术家,而不是政治家.
He was engaged in writing rather than reading the newspaper.
他在忙着写东西,而不是在读报纸.