(1)rather than 用來(lái)表示“是。。。而不是。。?!?,通常連接兩個(gè)并列成分
eg:He is an artist rather than a philosopher.
他是位藝術(shù)家而不是位哲學(xué)家。
(2)sb/sth is more A than B表示“與其說(shuō)sb/sth是B,不如說(shuō)是A”
eg:He is more an artist than a philosopher.
與其說(shuō)他是位哲學(xué)家,不如說(shuō)他是位藝術(shù)家。
sb/sth is not more A than B表示“與其說(shuō)sb/sth是A,不如說(shuō)是B”
eg:He is not more an artist than a philosopher.
與其說(shuō)他是位藝術(shù)家,不如說(shuō)他是位哲學(xué)家。
注意:這里的not more...than 與疑難短語(yǔ)(一)中所講的不同,疑難短語(yǔ)(一)中所講的not more...than所作比較的是主語(yǔ)和than后面的詞語(yǔ),而這里所講的not more...than 所作比較的是than前和than后的詞語(yǔ),要注意區(qū)分。
eg:He is an artist rather than a philosopher.
他是位藝術(shù)家而不是位哲學(xué)家。
(2)sb/sth is more A than B表示“與其說(shuō)sb/sth是B,不如說(shuō)是A”
eg:He is more an artist than a philosopher.
與其說(shuō)他是位哲學(xué)家,不如說(shuō)他是位藝術(shù)家。
sb/sth is not more A than B表示“與其說(shuō)sb/sth是A,不如說(shuō)是B”
eg:He is not more an artist than a philosopher.
與其說(shuō)他是位藝術(shù)家,不如說(shuō)他是位哲學(xué)家。
注意:這里的not more...than 與疑難短語(yǔ)(一)中所講的不同,疑難短語(yǔ)(一)中所講的not more...than所作比較的是主語(yǔ)和than后面的詞語(yǔ),而這里所講的not more...than 所作比較的是than前和than后的詞語(yǔ),要注意區(qū)分。

