| 单词 | than |
| 释义 | conjunction | preposition thanthan1 /ðən; strong ðæn/ ●●● S1 W1 conjunction 1used to introduce the phrase that represents the second person or thing in a comparison: He’s stronger than I am. It’s a nice car, but it costs more than we want to pay.2would rather/sooner ... than... used to say that you prefer one thing to another: I’d rather drive than take the subway.3no sooner had/was etc. ... than... (also hardly had/was etc. ... than...) used to say that something had just happened when something else happened: No sooner had I gotten into the house than the phone rang. [Origin: Old English thanne, thænne] → see also other than at other1 (8), rather than at rather (1)GRAMMAR: thanIn spoken and informal English, many people use object pronouns such as “me,” “him,” etc. after than: Doris is older than me. Many teachers think this is incorrect, and that you should say: Doris is older than I. “Doris is older than I” is a short form of the sentence “Doris is older than I am,” so you should use “I” in the shorter sentence in order to be correct. The sentence: The news upset my wife more than me is correct, because this sentence is short for “The news upset my wife more than it upset me.” In these kinds of sentences, you need to think about whether the pronoun is the object or the subject of the verb that is not being stated, and use the correct form of the pronoun. conjunction | preposition thanthan2 ●●● S1 W1 preposition 1used to introduce the second person or thing in a comparison: My brother is easier to get along with than my sister. She says she feels a little better than yesterday. Repairing the machine is cheaper than buying a new one. Your job is more exciting than mine. Women were often paid less than men.2more/less/fewer etc. than used to say that a number or amount is over or under a particular figure: If it costs more than $60, I won’t buy it. She’s leaving in less than a week.3more/less ... than used to say that one description is more correct than another: She was more upset than angry. The words were less a request than an order.4used with some words such as “else” or “other” to mean “except” or “besides”: Do you speak any language other than English? |
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