“no more than”和“not more than”的区别是?
no more...than含有消极,否定的意味,译为"A与B都不……,不……也不"等。
not more...than含有积极,肯定的意味,表示程度上的差异
举例比较:
He is no more diligent than you. 你不勤奋,他也不勤奋。(两人都不勤奋)
He is not more diligent than you. 他没有你那么勤奋。(意指两个人都勤奋,但你更勤奋)
She is no more a teacher than a worker. 她既不是工人,也不是教师。
She is not more a teacher than a worker. 说她是个教师,倒不如说她是个工人。
句型比较:
no more…than 是个体都否定的句型,即“甲方不怎么样,乙方比甲方更不怎么样”,如: This book is no more interesting than that one. 这本书和那本书一样无趣。(两本书都没趣)
not more… than当用于自身比较时,意为“最多”;当用于同别人或别物相比较时,意为“不比…更”,如: Not more than twenty students are studying in the classroom.教室里最多有二十个学生在学习。