Than
[ e?n; e?n, en ]
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conj. 比（用于比較級）;寧愿…而不愿;除…以外;一…就;
prep. 超過;比;
?? 例句
I' d rather act than direct.
我愿意當演員, 不愿意當導演.
His face was rather soft than stern, charming than grand, pale than flushed.
他的面孔溫柔而不嚴厲，動人而不傲慢，與其說它紅潤，不如說它蒼白。
"About income, I think most people deserve more than what they get."
談到收入，我想大多數人都應得到比他們現在得到的更多些。
No sooner had we left the village than it began to rain.
我們剛離開村子,天就下起雨來了。
An economic recession now seems more than likely．
現在看來，經濟衰退的可能性相當大。
?? 聯想助記
【串】then(那時)我than(比較)thin(瘦)
【記】th-拼音“天河”,an-一:天河是一個不能比的地方
?? 牛津釋義
than
conj
(used after a comparative adj or adv to introduce a clause or phrase in which a comparison is expressed 用於形容詞或副詞的比較級之後, 引導表示比較關系的從句或短語)
He's never more annoying than when he's trying to help. 他要是想幫忙就更讓人討厭他.
She's a better player than (she was) last year. 她演得比去年好.
He loves me more than you do. 他比你更愛我.
She should know better than to poke the animal with her umbrella. 她應當知道不該用傘去捅動物. than, prep
1 (used before a n or pron to express a comparison 用於名詞或代詞前表示比較關系)
You gave me less than him, ie less than you gave him or (infml) less than he gave me. 你給我的比給他的少（在口語中: 你給我的比他給的少）.
I'm older than her. 我比她年歲大.
Nobody understands the situation betterthan you. 誰也不如你了解情況.
There was more whiskyin it than soda. 那里面的威士忌比蘇打水多.
2 (used after more or less and before an expression of time, distance, etc to indicate how long sth takes, how far it is, etc 用於more或less之後和表示時間、 距離等的詞語之前, 表明做某事所用的時間、 與某物的距離等)
It cost me more than 100. 這個花了我100多英鎊.
It never takes more than an hour. 所用的時間從不超過一小時.
He can't be more than fifteen. 他不超過十五歲.
It's less than a mile to the beach. 離海濱不到一英里.
?? 考研助記
那人(that)比（than)我大
?? 擴展釋義
*[e?n]conj. 比, 除...外prep. 比相關詞組: no more than no other than
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Goodness! Now I see what you're talking about.
天哪！現在我明白你在說什么了。
But I was delighted to be able to say words that my family and a few friends could understand.
是，我卻感到欣喜，能夠說出我家里人和一些朋友可以理解的詞語。
The secret lies in the title of the book which he wrote about his early life, The story of my experiments with truth.
秘密在于他寫的那本關于他自己早期生活的《我體驗真理的故事》一書。