重点中学英语语法讲义-比较等级

6. no more than与not more than：两者均可表示数量，前者表示“仅仅”、“只有”(= only)，强调少；而后者表示“不多于”、“至多”(= at most)：

He is no more than an ordinary English teacher. 他只不过是个普通的英文老师。

He has no more than three children. 他只有 3 个孩子。

He has not more than three children. 他最多 3 个孩子(有或许还不到 3 个之意)。’

7. no more…than与not more…than：两者均可用于比较，前者表示对两者都否定，意为“同…一样不”(=neither ... nor)；而后者则指两者虽都具有某种特征，但程度不同，意为“不如”、“不及”(= not so ... as)：

He is no more a writer than a painter. 他不是画家，也不是作家。(= He is neither a painter nor a writer.)

He’s no more able to read Spanish than I am. 他和我都读不懂西班牙语。(=Neither he nor I am not read Spanish.)

She is not more clever than he is.  她不如他聪明。(= She is not so clever as he is.)

This book is not more difficult than that one. 这本书不比那本书更难。(This book is not so difficult as that one.)

8. no less than 与not less than：表示均可表示数量，前者意为“多达”、“有…之多”，强调多；后者表示“不下于”、“至少”：

He has no less than seven daughters. 他有七个女儿之多。

He has not less than seven daughters. 他至少有七个女儿。

9. no more …than 与 no less…than：前者意为“与…一样不”，否定两者；而后者则表示“和…一样”，肯定两者：

She’s no more a great singer than I am. 他不是优秀歌手，我也不是。

Your brother is no less wise than you. 你的兄弟跟你一样聪明。

A whale is no more a fish than a horse is.  马不是鱼，鲸也不是鱼。

A dolphin is no less a clever animal than a dog is. 海豚与狗同样都是聪明的动物。