no more than not more than的区别:含义不同、用法不同、强大重点不同。no more than中文含义为“不过是、仅仅”,属于副词性质;not more than中文翻译为“不超过、不到、至多”,属于名词性质。
一、no more than的含义及用法
no more than作为副词,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、Each box requires no more than a few hours of labor to build
做成一个盒子不超过几个小时。
3、There is room for no more than three cars.
这地方只能停放三辆车。
4、He received a large reward, which was no more than his due.
他得到重赏,这也是他应该得到的。
5、The company employs no more than a couple of dozen people.
这个公司顶多雇用了几十个人。
6、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。
二、not more than的含义及用法
not more than作为名词,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。