簡簡單單的「more than」，用法可多呢!
下面是些好例子：
● A. 「More than+名詞」表示「多於……」、「非但……尤其是」如：
1) Modern science is more than a large amount of information.
2) Jason is more than a lecturer; he is a writer, too.
● B. 「More than+數詞」含「以上」或「不止」之意，如：
3) I have known David for more than 20 years.
4) Let『s carry out the test with more than the sample copy.
● C. 「More than+形容詞」等於「很」或「非常」的意思，如：
5) In doing scientific experiments, one must be more than careful with the instruments.
6) I assure you I am more than glad to help you.
● D. 在「More...than...」中，肯定「more」後面的而否定「than」後面的，約等於「是……而不是……」如：
7) The difference between pure linguistics and applied linguistics is more apparent than real.
8) This book seems to be more a manual than a text.
9) Catherine is more diligent than intelli-gent.
10) Hearing the loud noise, the boy was more surprised than frightened.
● E. 「More than」或「More...than...」+含「can」的分句時表示「否定意」，如：
11) That『s more than I can do.
12) Don『t bite off more than you can chew.
13) In delivering his lecture, Jason makes sure not to include more things than the students can understand.
● F. 「No more...than...」表示「不……;不如……」，如：
14) I can no more do that than anyone else.
15) A learner can no more obtain knowledge without reading than a farmer can get good harvest without ploughing.」
「No more…...than...」的語義，也可用「not any more than...」來取代，因此 15 可以變成 16。
16) A learner cannot... any more than ...」同樣的， 17可以變成 18：
17) Dr Hu is no more a poet than Dr Wu is a philosopher.
18) Dr Hu is not a poet any more than Dr Wu is a philosopher.
此外，「more than」也在一些慣用語中出現，如：
19) More offen than not (經常)，people tend to pay attention to what they can take rather than what they can give.
20) All of us are more than a little concerned about(非常關心)the current economic problems.
總之，「more than」看似簡單，其實很有內涵，味道雋永。