than

than [ðæn; ðən, ðn] conj.

1. ■ [用于形容词、副词比较级之后]比较; 比

He is taller than his brother. 他比他的兄弟长得高。

I know you better than he (does). 我比他更了解你。

I know you better than him. 我对你比对他更了解。

Easier said than done. [谚]说来容易做来难。

2. ■ [用于rather, sooner, 之后]与其...(宁愿...)

I'd rather you came tomorrow than today. 我宁愿你于明天来而不是今天来。

I would rather die than disgrace myself. 我宁死不受辱。

3. ■ [用于 other, else, anywhere 等之后]除...以外

They were given nothing other than dry bread and water for their evening meal. 他们晚餐仅仅分到干面包和水。

He did nothing else than laugh. 他除了笑以外没做别的事。(他只是笑。)

4. ■ [用于scarcely, hardly之后表示时间](刚刚...)就

Hardly had I finished telling the news than she began to cry. 我还没有把消息讲完她就哭了起来。

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词性变化

than [ðæn; ðən, ðn] prep.

1. ■ [用于than whom, than which 两个词组及某些用不及物动词的句中]

a man than whom no one is more fit for this job. 最适宜做这事的人