核心词议：
prep. 比
conj. 与其说，而不是
than 基本解释
conj. 比（用于比较级）；宁愿…而不愿；除…以外；一…就
prep. 超过；比
prep. 超过；比
速记方法
速记技巧 词源记忆法 来自 then 的拼写变体，并于 18 世纪开始成为两个不同的词，并产生词义上的分化。如 A is bigger than B，原义为 A is bigger，then B。
知识扩展
近似单词 then adv.然后；那么；那时 单词用法 有时具有类似关系代词的作用，并在句中充当主语、宾语或表语
Some of the stories were really more than could be believed.有些故事实在让人难以相信。
比较下面两个句子意思不同：
I like you better than he.我比他更喜欢你。
I like you better than him我喜欢你胜过喜欢他。
重要短语
than ever 比以前
no more than adv.只是；仅仅
none other than 不是别的而正是…
no other than 只有；就是
than 变化形式
易混淆的单词： THAN
中文词源： than 比，比较 来自 then 的拼写变体，并于 18 世纪开始成为两个不同的词，并产生词义上的分化。如 A is bigger than B,原义为 A is bigger,then B. than
精选例句
1、 More than half have breakfast alone and nearly half have lunch by themselves.
超过一半的人独自吃早餐，近一半的人自己吃午餐。
2、 Last year it recovered more than 807,500 pounds of food by taking donations and collecting blemished produce that otherwise would have rotted in fields.
去年，它通过接受捐赠和收集有瑕疵的农产品，回收了超过807,500磅的食品，否则这些农产品就会在地里腐烂。[机器自动翻译，如有错误，感谢纠错]
1、 "We're eating more fish than ever these days.
现在我们吃的鱼比以往任何时候都多。
1、 ”L)It was only a year or so ago that Wardian realized that he had been a runner longer than a lacrosse player.
大约一年前，沃德安才意识到自己跑得比长曲棍球运动员还久。
1、 workforce, and boomers are expected to live longer than previous generations.
劳动力和婴儿潮一代预计将比前几代人活得更长。
常见考点例句：
- He looks younger than you .
- 他看上去比你年轻。
- Sharks are older than trees .
- 鲨鱼比树还要古老。
- Confidence is greater than fear .
- 自信比恐惧更强大。
- They drink more than women .
- 他们喝酒比女人多。
- They smoke more than women .
- 他们抽烟比女人多。
