1. (指數量)多於I‘ve known him for more than twenty years. 我已認識他20多年了。
2. 不只是,不僅僅是(通常後接名詞、動詞、從句等)
He is more than a father to her. 他待她勝過父親。
He more than smiled, but laughed. 他不只是微笑,而是放聲大笑。
The result was much more than I imagined. 結果遠遠超出我的想象。
3. 極其,非常(通常後接形容詞、副詞或分詞等)
I was more than pleased with the pay rise. 薪水漲了,我高興極了。
He was more than upset by the accident. 他對這次事故感到非常難過。
4. 難以,完全不能(其後通常連用情態動詞 can)
That is more than I can tell. 那事我實在不明白。
The heat there was more than he could stand. 那兒的炎熱程度是他所不能忍受的。
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