Comparatives 使用
我们用比较级来比较两个人、事物、地点、情况或动作。它们表示某一样东西在某种性质上具有更多、更少或相同的程度:更高、更有趣、更便宜、和……一样快。
比较级不仅用于形容词,也用于副词。形容词描述名词,而副词描述动作以及事情发生的方式。
My new laptop is lighter than my old one.
我的新笔记本电脑比我的旧电脑更轻。
我的新笔记本电脑比我的旧电脑更轻。
This exercise is more difficult than the previous one.
这个练习比前一个更难。
这个练习比前一个更难。
She speaks more clearly than her brother.
她说话比她哥哥更清楚。
她说话比她哥哥更清楚。
Today is less windy than yesterday.
今天风没有昨天那么大。
今天风没有昨天那么大。
Comparatives 形式
比较级的构成方式取决于形容词或副词。短词通常加上-er,较长的词通常用more,较低程度通常用less来表达。有些形式是不规则的。
short adjective/adverb → word + -er + than
long adjective/adverb → more + word + than
lower degree → less + word + than
equal comparison → as + word + as
| 类型 | 基本形式 | 比较级 | 示例 |
| 简短的形容词 | tall | taller | taller than |
| 以 -e 结尾 | nice | nicer | nicer than |
| 带双辅音字母的简短形容词 | big | bigger | bigger than |
| 以辅音字母 + y 结尾 | busy | busier | busier than |
| 长形容词 | interesting | more interesting | more interesting than |
| 以 -ly 结尾的副词 | carefully | more carefully | more carefully than |
| 短副词 | fast | faster | faster than |
| 较低程度 | expensive / often | less expensive / less often | less expensive than / less often than |
| 不规则的 | good / well / bad / badly / far / much / many / little | better / better / worse / worse / farther(further) / more / more / less | better than / worse than |
Your bag is heavier than mine.
你的包比我的重。
你的包比我的重。
He arrived earlier than the others.
他比其他人到得更早。
他比其他人到得更早。
This road is far less busy at night.
这条路在夜里远没有那么繁忙。
这条路在夜里远没有那么繁忙。
Comparatives 规则
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使用比较级形容词和副词来比较两个人、事物或动作,或表示随时间发生的变化。
This room is brighter than the kitchen.
这个房间比厨房更明亮。I feel better today.
我今天感觉好多了。 -
我们通常在比较级后使用than。
Her answer was more accurate than mine.
她的答案比我的更准确。Tom runs faster than Alex.
汤姆跑得比亚历克斯快。 -
使用比较级形容词来描述名词,使用比较级副词来描述动作。
This book is more useful than that one.
这本书比那本更有用。She explained the rule more clearly than the video did.
她把这条规则解释得比视频更清楚。 -
使用 less + 形容词/副词 + than 来表示程度较低。
This option is less risky than the first one.
这个选项比第一个风险更小。We travel less often than we used to.
我们不像以前那样经常旅行了。 -
用 as + 形容词/副词 + as 表示同等比较,用 not as ... as 表示不等比较。不要改变 as 后面的形容词或副词。
My phone is as fast as yours.
我的手机和你的一样快。He doesn't speak English as confidently as his sister.
他说英语不像他姐姐那样自信。 -
使用 the + 比较级……,the + 比较级…… 这一结构来表示一种变化会引起另一种变化。
The more you read, the easier this grammar becomes.
你读得越多,这个语法就越容易掌握。The earlier we leave, the sooner we arrive.
我们越早出发,就越早到达。 -
我们经常用像 much、far、a lot 这样的词来加强比较级,或者用 a bit、a little、slightly 来表示较小的差异。
This version is much better than the old one.
这个版本比旧版好多了。The blue sofa is a little cheaper than the grey one.
蓝色沙发比灰色的那个稍微便宜一点。 - 有些双音节形容词在实际使用中可以有两种正确的比较级形式,例如 cleverer / more clever 或 narrower / more narrow。在学习者内容中,最好保持一致。
Comparatives 常见错误
❌ He is more taller than his brother.
✅ He is taller than his brother.
❌ English is more easy than Chinese.
✅ English is easier than Chinese.
❌ She drives carefullier than me.
✅ She drives more carefully than me.
❌ Kate learns as faster as Tom.
✅ Kate learns as fast as Tom.
❌ The more you practise, better you get.
✅ The more you practise, the better you get.
❌ My new phone is more better.
✅ My new phone is better.
Comparatives 句子
My sister is younger than me.
我妹妹比我小。
我妹妹比我小。
This test is more difficult than the last one.
这次测试比上一次更难。
这次测试比上一次更难。
Winter in the mountains is much colder than winter by the sea.
山里的冬天比海边的冬天冷得多。
山里的冬天比海边的冬天冷得多。
He works more efficiently than he did last year.
他的工作效率比去年更高。
他的工作效率比去年更高。
Our new office is less noisy than the old one.
我们的新办公室比旧办公室安静。
我们的新办公室比旧办公室安静。
I get up earlier than my parents on weekdays.
工作日我比父母起得更早。
工作日我比父母起得更早。
This café is as popular as the restaurant across the street.
这家咖啡馆和街对面的那家餐馆一样受欢迎。
这家咖啡馆和街对面的那家餐馆一样受欢迎。
Your explanation was far clearer than mine.
你的解释比我的清楚得多。
你的解释比我的清楚得多。
The more examples you read, the more confident you feel.
你读的例子越多,你就越有信心。
你读的例子越多,你就越有信心。
Today the traffic is worse than yesterday.
今天的交通比昨天更糟。
今天的交通比昨天更糟。