英语比较级和最高级的知识点（英语学霸养成记之比较级的特殊用法解析）
英语比较级和最高级的知识点（英语学霸养成记之比较级的特殊用法解析）He is not so much a writer as a scholar = He is more of a scholar than a writer. 与其说他是个作家，不如说他是个学者。2）be not so much n. as n.1）be not so adj./adv. as adj./ adv.由于原级形容词或副词不能以much 修饰，故不可用“not so much adj./adv. as” 而要用“not so adj./adv. as”的结构She is not so beautiful as charming. = she is charming rather than beautiful. 与其说她美，不如说她迷人。
英语比较级是英语学习中非常重要的一个知识点，我们在考试中也经常会因为不知道该用比较级还是最高级而头痛不已。瀚森教育英语名师根据多年教学经验，将英语比较级的用法做了系统的梳理，让大家能够更加轻松明白的理解它们的用法。
1. not so much as….与其说是….倒不如说是….
Not so much as… 甚至都不….
a. 表示“与其说是….倒不如说是….”共有四种表达方式
1）be not so adj./adv. as adj./ adv.
由于原级形容词或副词不能以much 修饰，故不可用“not so much adj./adv. as” 而要用“not so adj./adv. as”的结构
She is not so beautiful as charming. = she is charming rather than beautiful. 与其说她美，不如说她迷人。
2）be not so much n. as n.
He is not so much a writer as a scholar = He is more of a scholar than a writer. 与其说他是个作家，不如说他是个学者。
He is not so much a thinker as an orator = He is more of an orator than a thinker. 与其说他是思想家，不如说他是演说家。
3）not so much 介词短语／不定式短语 as 介词短语／不定式短语
（1) Success lies not so much in luck as in hard work. = Success lies more in hard work than in luck. 与其说成功在于运气，不如说在于辛勤努力。
（2) Our success was attributed not so much to your help as to our cooperation. = Our success was attributed more to our cooperation than to your help. 我们的成功与其说是归功于你的帮助，不如说是归功于我们的合作。
（3) The great use of a school education is not so much to teach you things as to teach you the art of learning. = The great use of a school education is to teach you the art of learning more than to teach you things. 学校教育的最大用处，与其说是教你东西，不如说是教你学习的方法。
4）not so much 动词 as 动词
The oceans do not so much divide the world as unite it. = The oceans do not divide the world so much as unite it. = The oceans unite the world more than they divide it.
与其说是海洋分割这个世界，不如说是统合这个世界。
B．Not so much as… 甚至都不…= not even
注：使用本短语时，要置于助动词之后，即：
cannot so much as 原形动词 甚至…都不能…..
do not so much as 原形动词 甚至….都不……
have not so much as 过去分词 甚至….都没有…..
（1) He cannot so much as write his own name. = He cannot even write his own name. 他甚至连自己的名字都不会写。
（2) He did not so much as thank me. = He did not even thank me. 他甚至没谢我。
（3) He has not so much as written a single word yet. = He has not even written a single word yet. 他甚至连半个字都还没写。
注意：介词without之后亦可采用类似短语，即：
without so much as v-ing 连….都没有 = without even v-ing
He went away without so much as saying goodbye. = He went away without even saying goodbye. 他连声“再见”都没说就走了。
2. 1）the 比较级…; the 比较级…; 越….就越….
（1) The older he grew the weaker his memory became. 他越老，记忆力就越差。
（2) The harder you study the better student you’ll become. 你越用功，你就能成为一个好学生。
（3) The more careful you are the fewer mistakes you’ll make. 你越谨慎，你犯的错就越少。
（4) The more you love me the nicer I’ll be to you. 你越爱我，我就对你越好。
2）比较级 and 比较级 越来越….
（1) It is getting warmer and warmer every year. 气候每年变得越来越暖和了。
（2) The girl became more and more beautiful. 这女孩变得越来越漂亮了。
（3) The law student studied harder and harder. 那名法律系学生越来越用功了。
3）all the 比较级 for N. / because 从句 即令….却更加…; 就是因为…却更加….
本短语中for为介词，之后接名词做宾语。Because则为副词连词，引导状语从句。For及because原本表“因为”，但在此句中，译成“即使”或“即令”，更合适。
（1）I like him all the better for his stubbornness/ because he is stubborn. 即使他固执，我却更喜欢他。／我就是因为他固执而更加喜欢他。
（2）The children are all the more rebellious for their parents’ strictness / because he is stubborn. 正是因为他们的父母严格，那些孩子反而更加叛逆。
（3）He studied all the harder for his failure/ because he has failed. 正因为他失败了，所以他更用功读书。
（4）She is all the more beautiful for her shabby clothing/ because her clothing is shabby. 即使她衣衫褴褛，她却显得更加美丽。
4）None the 比较级 for N./ because 从句 即使….却一点也不…
（1）His health is none the better for his exercise/ because he exercises. 即使他运动，他的健康状况却一点也不好。
（2）She is none the more beautiful because she wears a fancy dress. 即使她身穿时髦裙装，却一点也不美丽。
5）none the less adj./adv. for N./ because 从句 即使….却仍然…..
None the less 为副词，原意为“一点也不少”，译为“仍然”，可修饰动词，形容词或副词。
（1）修饰动词，置于该动词之后
I love him none the less because he is poor. 即使他穷，我还是一样爱他。
（2）修饰形容词，置于该形容词之前
She is none the less beautiful for her shabby clothing. 即使她衣衫褴褛，却依然美丽。
（3）修饰副词，置于该副词之前
He studied none the less hard because he had failed the exam. 即使未考及格，他仍然用功读书。
2. No more….than…. …..不是….正如…..不是…..
no less….than…. 和…..一样……
1) No more….than…. …..不是….正如…..不是…..
此类结构一共有四种：
（1) No more….than…. …..不是….正如…..不是…..
He is no more a student than I am. 他不是学生，正如我也不是学生一样。
（2) No less…than…. 和…..一样…..
He is no less good at English than John. 他和约翰一样精通英语。
（3) Not more….than…. 没有比….更….
She is not more beautiful than Mary (is). 她没有比玛丽更漂亮。
（4) Not less…than…. 至少与…..一样….
She is not less beautiful than Mary (is). 她至少与玛丽一样美。
2) No less…. Than….和….一样….= as….as….
由于no less….than….就等于as….as…，因此no less 之后可置副词或形容词以供修饰。
（1）副词
He studies no less hard than John. = he studies as hard as John. 他和约翰一样用功。
（2）形容词
He is no less good at English than John. = He is as good at English as John. 他和约翰一样精通英语。
3）not more….than….没有比….更多… = at best as….as….
She is more beautiful than Mary. 她比玛丽美。
She is not more beautiful than Mary.= She is at best as beautiful as Mary. 她不比玛丽漂亮——顶多只是和玛丽一样美。
4）Not less… than 没有比…更少… = at least as… as….
She is not less beautiful than Mary. = She is at least as beautiful as Mary. 她至少和玛丽一样美。
3. at most/ at Best
1）at most/ not more than 数量 最多不超过
He is at most ten years old. 他最多只有10岁。
2）at best….= nothing but 充其量／只不过是….
He is at best a second-rate musician. = he is nothing but a second-rate musician.= He is but a second-rate musician.= he is only a second-rate musician. 他只不过是个二流的音乐家。
4. Much less….更不用说….
The child can’t even walk much less run. 那孩子连走路都不会，更不用说跑了。
She cannot drive a car not to mention driving a truck. =
She cannot drive a car not to speak of driving a truck. =
She cannot drive a car to say nothing of driving a truck. =
She cannot drive a car let alone drive a truck. =
She cannot drive a car much less drive a truck. =
She cannot drive a car still less drive a truck. 她连开轿车都不会，更不用说开卡车了。
因此，not to mention not to speak of及to say nothing of可用于肯定句与否定句中，而let alone much less 及still less 只能用于否定句中。且因not to mention not to speak of及to say nothing of分别含有及物动词mention及介词of 故其后须接名词或动名词做宾语，而let alone much less 及still less 则因其具有连词作用，故其后应置与其前相同的词类。
