more than如果分开来看,more是形容词或副词,than用在比较级后面是介词。但其实这是个复合词组,合起来是一个词性。它修饰名词时做形容词,修饰动词和形容词时是副词。
more than用法
1.more than后面跟名词,意为“不只是,不仅仅是”。例如:
Hibernation is more than sleep.冬眠不只是睡觉。
凯特不仅仅是位教师,她还尽其所能照顾她的学生。
2.more than与数词连用,意思是“多于,大于,超过”。例如:
I have known him for more than twenty years.我认识他已超过二十年了。
3.more than与形容词和分词连用,表示“非常、十分”。例如:
They were more than happy to see us come back from the expedition.看到我们远征而归,他们异常高兴。
4.more than与动词连用,对动词起着加强语气的作用。例如:
Repeated advertising will more than increase product sales.多次做广告意味着增加产品的销售。
5.more than和含有情态动词的句子连用,有否定意义,表示“是……难以……”或“超过了……所能”之义。例如:
The beauty of the mountainous country is more than I can describe.我难以描述那个山村的美丽。