than
gb/ðən/ us/ðən/
A2
Anh
~ 100
mint
A2
1
mint
A1
Mẫu sử dụng:
[something] is [adjective/adverb] than [something]
She is taller than her brother.
Magasabb, mint a fiútestvére.
It costs more than I expected.
Többe kerül, mint amire számítottam.
I'd rather stay home than go out.
This book is more interesting than the movie.
He works harder than anyone else I know.
Ví dụ cho người học
My car is faster than his car.
Az én autóm gyorsabb, mint az övé.
This house is bigger than that one.
Ez a ház nagyobb, mint az.
I am older than my sister.
Apples are cheaper than mangoes.
Today is colder than yesterday.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'than' with 'then'. 'Than' is for comparisons; 'then' refers to time or sequence.
Nghĩa
Used to compare two things
Cụm từ đi kèm
more than
|less than
|better than
|rather than
|other than
Từ đồng nghĩa
compared with (More formal and typically used in written contexts.)
Từ trái nghĩa
as (Used to show equality rather than difference in comparisons.)
Chủ đề
grammar
|comparison
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Định nghĩa
Used to show the second thing in a comparison between two things.
Used to introduce the second part of a comparison, showing difference in degree, quantity, or quality.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
than
IPA
GB/ðən/
US/ðən/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
than (1 âm tiết)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: than
- Plural: thans
Họ từ
Forms
thans
noun
Cách diễn đạt
less than
1/lˈɛs ðən/
fixed phrase
Smaller in number or degree
Not as much as a stated number or amount.
Ví dụ
- It took less than an hour to finish.
- The meal cost less than ten dollars.
more than likely
1/mˈɔɹ ðən lˈaɪkli/
fixed phrase
informal
very probably
Almost certainly; very probably.
Ví dụ
- He’s more than likely to forget his keys again.
- It’s more than likely that they’ll win the game.
more than likely
2/mˈɔɹ ðən lˈaɪkli/
fixed phrase
Very probable or certain
Almost certain to happen.
Ví dụ
- It's more than likely that it will rain tomorrow.
- She’s more than likely going to accept the job offer.
more than meets the eye
1/mˈɔɹ ðən mˈits ðə ˈaɪ/
idiom
hidden complexity beyond appearance
Something is more complicated or interesting than it first appears.
Ví dụ
- There’s more than meets the eye with this project.
- There’s more than meets the eye with this case.
- He seems quiet, but there’s more to him than meets the eye.
- She seems quiet, but there’s more than meets the eye.
no more than
1/nˈoʊ mˈɔɹ ðən/
fixed phrase
equal to or less than stated amount/number
Only; at most a certain amount or number.
Ví dụ
- It will take no more than ten minutes.
- He has no more than $20 left.
no more than
2/nˈoʊ mˈɔɹ ðən/
fixed phrase
At most a certain amount
Not greater than the number or amount said.
Ví dụ
- The trip will take no more than two hours.
- He has no more than $50 left.
rather than
1/ɹˈæðɚ ðən/
fixed phrase
instead of something else
Used to say that one thing is chosen instead of another thing.
Ví dụ
- I chose tea rather than coffee.
- He decided to walk rather than drive.
- He decided to walk rather than take the bus.
- She chose tea rather than coffee.