no more than和not more than的区别:中文意思不同、词性不同、用法不同。no more than意为“仅仅”、“不过是”,属于副词词性;not more than意为“不超过”、“不到”、“至多”,属于名词词性。
一、no more than的含义及双语例句
no more than意为不过是;仅仅。例句有:
1、The villages are no more than a mile apart as the crow flies.
这些村庄直线距离相隔不超过一英里。
2、The company employs no more than a couple of dozen people.
这个公司顶多雇用了几十个人。
3、The restaurant was no more than a glorified fast-food cafe.
这地方美其名曰餐馆,其实只不过是个快餐店而已。
4、Father had no more than a superficial knowledge of music.
父亲对音乐只懂一点皮毛。
5、It was to be a closed circle of no more than twelve women
它本来应该是一个不超过12名女性的封闭的小圈子。
二、not more than的含义及双语例句
not more than意为不超过;不到;至多。例句有:
1、He was a kid really, not more than eighteen or nineteen.
他实际上还是个孩子,最多不过十八九岁。
2、Houses must not be more than two storeys high.
房子的高度不得超过两层。
3、He told us not to write more than three sides.
他告诉我们写字不要超过三面纸。
4、He believes prices will not rise by more than another 4 per cent.
他认为物价涨幅不会再超过4个百分点。
5、We should not use more water than we actually need.
我们使用的水量不应该超过需求量。