BBC news 2010-11-08 加文本

1.Speaking to refugees in Yogyakarta province, President Yudhoyono said 283,000 people had now been displaced by the volcano, a figure far larger than for previous eruptions.

far修饰比较级

far用作副词，可用来修饰动词、副词、介词短语、比较级、最高级、以及与 too(太)连用等。如：

Did you drive far? 你开车走了很远吗?

They didn’t walk far. 他们没有走多远。

He is far past fifty. 他大大超过了五十岁。

He worked far into the night. 他工作到深夜。

My friend lives far away [off]. 我的朋友住在很远。

He is far more careful than I am. 他比我仔细得多。

He runs far faster than you. 他比你跑得快得多。

It is far the best film that I’ve ever seen. 那是我看过的最最好的电影。

He was at the station far too early. 他去车站去得太早。

【注】far 可修饰比较级或最高级，但除极个别情况外，一般不能修饰原级，如不能说 far good, far difficult 等。能受 far 修饰的原级形容词主要的有 wrong, short, different 等。如：

This edition is far different from the earlier one. 这个版本与早先那个版本大不相同。

同样地，far 修饰副词，主要用来修饰 away, off, out, back 等表示“位置”的副词，一般不用来修饰 quickly, hardly, recently等原级副词。