no less than和not less than有什么区别
一、含义不同
1. no less…than表示的含义是 “与…一样…”
No less than the trees and the stars, you have a right to be here.
不逊于那些树木与星星;你有权在这里。
2. not less… than表示的含义是 “比…更…”:
And I prayed with them without ceasing, and not less than they.
我在祈祷中,他们没有停止,并不得少于他们。
二、强调的重点不同
1. No less than 表示的含义是 “不亚于…”, 强调 “数量多”并给人以“数量不小的”口气。因此,还可加译“竟然”或“高达”等字。
In that battle, we wiped out no less than twenty thousand enemies.
在那一次战役中,我们消灭的敌人不下20000人。
2. not less than所表示的含义是 “至少, 不少于”强调 “数量少”给人以“数量小的”口气。
I was standing on the very edge of a bank, a precipice not less than fifty feet deep.
我站在岸的边缘,一个至少有五十英尺深的悬崖。
三、用法不同
1、如果纯粹表示比较,就选用not less than 。
His English is not less than yours.
他的英语至少不比你的英语差。
2、如果表示对2者的肯定,就选用no less safe than。
And no less than you are.
也不比你们少家伙。
说明︰此句型意为“多达…;足足有…之多”。等于“as many/much as ...”,强调多。
I received no less than ten thousand yen for my work. 我的工资多达一万元。
The audience was no less than five thousand. 听众有五千人之多。
That hotel probably costs no less than 20 dollars a night.
那间旅馆的住宿费大约要20元一晚呢。
No less than ten students flunked the exam. 整整有十位学生在这次考试中不及格。
【not less ... than】
说明︰此句型意为“没有比…更少;至少与…一样”。等于“at least as ... as”。
She is not less beautiful than Mary. 她至少和玛丽一样美丽。
He is not less interested in composing music than Jane. 他至少跟珍一样对谱曲很感兴趣。
He is not less handsome than I. 他至少跟我一样潇洒。
说明︰此句型意为“多达…;足足有…之多”。等于“as many/much as ...”,强调多。
I received no less than ten thousand yen for my work. 我的工资多达一万元。
The audience was no less than five thousand. 听众有五千人之多。
That hotel probably costs no less than 20 dollars a night.
那间旅馆的住宿费大约要20元一晚呢。
No less than ten students flunked the exam. 整整有十位学生在这次考试中不及格。
【not less ... than】
说明︰此句型意为“没有比…更少;至少与…一样”。等于“at least as ... as”。
She is not less beautiful than Mary. 她至少和玛丽一样美丽。
He is not less interested in composing music than Jane. 他至少跟珍一样对谱曲很感兴趣。
He is not less handsome than I. 他至少跟我一样潇洒。