Question

other than的用法?other .....than,分开用的，跟rather...than 是一样的用法吗?

Answer 1

这三个短语结构是比较容易混淆的。
other
than连在一起用的时候，含义比较多
1.
除了
Does
anybody
other
than
yourself
know
this?除你本人之外还有别人知道这事吗?She
has
no
close
friends
other
than
him.除了他以外她没有好朋友。You
can't
get
there
other
than
by
boat.除了坐船,
你无法去那里。
2.
绝不是
I
have
never
known
him
behave
other
than
selfishly.我知道他一向自私自利。He
can
hardly
be
other
than
annoyed
about
it.他当然只会对此感到烦恼。
prep.1.
不同;不同于;不
I
have
never
known
him
behave
otherthan
selfishly.
我知道他一向自私自利。
other...than
是一个比较级的句子，意思是“比其他的XX怎么样”
rather...than
的意思是
1.
(要)…而不…,
与其…倒不如…
We'll
have
the
meeting
in
the
classroom
rather
than
in
the
auditorium.我们与其在礼堂里开会,
不如在教室开会。They
thus
increased
their
annual
grain
production
rather
than
diminished
it.他们这样增加了而不是减少了粮食年产量。
2.
instead
of
sb/sth
而不是
Our
findings
relate
to
physically
ratherthan
the
visually
handicapped
pupils.
我们的研究结果是关于肢体残疾的学生，而不是视力有障碍的学生。
可以参考朗文双语词典，柯林斯双语词典等。