2017高考英语易错词汇：no more than用法

　　三、no less than 与 not less than

　　1. no less than 的意思是“多达”“有……之多”，强调多，与 no more than 意思相反。如：

　　He made no less than ￡500. 他赚了多达500英镑的钱。

　　He paid no less than $10，000 for it. 他为此付了一万多美元。

　　No less than 50 people offered to buy it. 至少有50个人提出要买它。

　　No less than 50 passengers got killed in the train accident yesterday. 死于昨天火车车祸的旅客有50人之多。

　　My father， no less than I， is a baseball fan. 我的父亲不亚于我，也是个棒球迷。

　　2. not less than 为 less than(少于)的否定式，其意为“不少于”“不下于”“至少”。如：

　　He has not less than 10，000 dollars. 他至少有一万元。

　　Not less than 500 people attended the meeting. 参加会议的至少500人。

　　比较：He has no less than seven daughters. 他有7个女儿之多。

　　He has not less than seven daughters. 他至少有7个女儿。

　　四、no more……than 与 no less……than

　　1. no more……than 意为“与……一样不”，用于否定两者。如：

　　She‘s no more a great singer than I am. 她不是优秀歌手，我也不是。

　　A whale is no more a fish than a horse is. 马不是鱼，鲸也不是鱼。

　　He is no more an artist than you are a mathematician. 就像你不是数学家一样，他也不是艺术家。

　　2. no less……than 意为“和……一样”，用于肯定两者。如：

　　Your brother is no less wise than you. 你的兄弟跟你一样聪明。

　　A dolphin is no less a clever animal than a dog is. 海豚与狗同样都是聪明的动物。

　　Italian is no less a mother tongue for him than English. 如同英语一样，意大利语也是他的母语。