在英语中,表示“某物比某物更怎么样”时,通常使用比较级结构。以下是具体用法说明:
一、形容词/副词的比较级构成
规则变化 以-able结尾的形容词(如interesting)直接加-er,例如:
- This movie is more interesting
than that one.
- The weather is wetterthis summer.
不规则变化
部分形容词需通过特殊变化构成比较级,例如:
- Better(good/well → better), worse(bad → worse), more expensive(expensive → more expensive)
二、倍数表达
当表示“某物是某物的几倍”时,常用以下结构:
A is X times the size/length/width of B
A is X times as big/high/wide as B
A is X times bigger/higher/wider than B
例如:
The tree is twice the heightof the building.
This cake is three times as sweetas the last one.
三、常见搭配
prefer...to...: 表示偏好 e.g., I prefer tea to coffee. would rather do...than do...
e.g., I would rather walk than drive in the rain.
as...as...:用于否定句和疑问句
e.g., The cake is not as delicious as yesterday's.
四、注意事项
形容词后接名词时,比较级需用 more(如more beautiful, more interesting);
表示“多出多少”时,用 times more(如twice more, three times more);
避免混淆:
× The cake is twice more delicious.
正确:The cake is twice as delicious.
通过以上结构,可以灵活表达“某物比某物更怎么样”的含义。