- 词义辨析
less, lesser
这两个词都是little的比较级。它们的区别是:1.less通常表示体积大小或者分量轻重;而lesser是正式用语,与价值或者重要性有关。例如:As far as I know, he was a lesser writer.据我所知,他是个次要作家。2.lesser不可与than连用,且lesser在句中一般只能用作定语。3.less可用作副词,而lesser则很少这样用。
not less than, not less...than
这两个短语在写法上很相似,但表达的意思却不同。not less than是“不少于”,多半用来作数量的比较。例如:There were not less than 50 members present at the meeting.出席会议的至少有50人。not less...than表示“不比…差”,多半用作程度的比较。例如:This tool-machine is not less useful than that one.这台机床使用起来不比那台差。
下面两句意思不同:
There were no less than ten thousand people here.今天,这里不少于10,000人。(只有这么多)There were not less than ten thousand people here.今天这里有10,000出头的人。(至少有这么多)
- 速记技巧
词源词根法
来自Proto-Germanic*leis-izo,更小,*leis,小的,-izo,比较级后缀。用于little的比较级形式。
- 近义词
- 反义词
- secondaryadj.次要的;辅助的;继发的;中学的;
- take awayv.剥夺;拿开;减去;使停止;
- moredet./pron.更多;(数、量等)更大的;更多的或附加的人或事物;
- smalleradj.更小的;小的( small的比较级 );小气的;(服装、食品、家用设施等)小号的;小规模的;
- to a lesser extent在较小程度上;
- reducedadj.减少的,简化的;
- loweradj.(尤指位于同类物品或成对物品中另一个的)下面的,下方的;在底部的;近底部的;朝海岸的;低洼的;向南的
- belowprep.在…下面;(数量等)低于;
- withoutprep.缺乏,没有,不用;不和…一起;在没有(发生或做某事)的情况下;
- excludingv.排除,拒绝( exclude的现在分词);驱逐;
- minoradj.较小的,次要的,轻微的;小音阶的;
- lesseradj.较小的;较少的;次要的;
- fewerpron.(动词用复数)较少数;
- minusprep.(表示否定)没有;缺少;(表示运算)减去;(表示数目)在零度以下;
- 知识拓展
常用短语
less than小于
no less仍然;不相上下;依旧
no less than不少于,多达…;正如
less and less越来越少;越来越少的
- 双语例句 更多例句
She might have been less dismissive of my talents if he could have seen my latest achievements.
如果她看到我最近的成就,她也许就不会那么小看我的才干了.
《简明英汉词典》
It's a fallacy that the affluent give relatively more to charity than the less prosperous.
富人比穷人对慈善事业的捐助更多些;这种观点是一种谬见。
柯林斯词典例句库
In less than four hours my enthusiasm had waned and I rather reproached myself for coming.
不到两个时辰,我早已意兴索然,颇悔此行了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
By then, Henry seemed less compliant with his wife's wishes than he had six months before.
与六个月以前相比,亨利当时对他妻子的意愿似乎已不那么百依百顺了。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- 相关词组
- less expensiveadj.比较便宜的;
- could care less[短语 couldn't care less的讹用]一点也不在乎;毫不关心,根本不放在心上;
- far less远不及;
- more or less差不多, 几乎;大约;多少不等;多多少少;
- nothing less than完全,全部;
- less is moren.少既是多;
- none the lessadv.依然;
- neither more nor less thanadv.不多不少,恰好;
- no less than不少于,多达;不下于;
- less than小于,决不;以内;没有;不足;
- no less仍然,依旧,还是;
- much less更不用说;何况;
- more or less clause超过或不足条款;
- less important次要;
- less and less越来越小[少]地;
- less than a week不到一周;
- Less is Moren.少既是多;
- I Couldn't Care Less[电影]完全不在乎;
- still less更少;
- no more no less不多不少;莫过如此
- 今日热词
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- split vt.分裂;分开;<俚>(迅速)离开;分担;n.划分;分歧;裂缝;劈叉;
- once adv.一次;每一次;每隔…一次;曾经;conj. 一…就;
- stair n.楼梯;(楼梯的)一级;
- pillow n.枕头;v.枕着;
- access n. 入径;通道;机会,权利;vt. 到达,进入;访问,存取(计算机信息);
- meat n. 肉;食物;实质;adj. 重要的;基本的;
- proof n.证据;证明;检验;证实;求证;验算;校样;(酒的)标准酒精度adj.防/抗…的;能抵御;能防范;可防护;
- trumpet n.喇叭;小号;[乐]音栓;喇叭似的声音;vt.大声说出或宣告;
- palace n.宫殿;王室;豪宅;大的公共建筑;
- warning n.警示;预先通知;
- politics n. 政治;政治事务;政治观点;权术;
- Rotten Tomatoes 烂番茄;