是much more还是many more?
2024-08-29 18:24:19 学考宝 作者:佚名
问题描述
In the early 1860's many more Chinese arrived in California. 在19世纪60年代初,更多的中国人来到加利福尼亚。
我觉得这个句子中的 many 应该是 much,因为 many 的比较级是 more,副词 much 又可以修饰比较级 more。我的理解不知道对不对?希望专家老师指点。谢谢!
老师答疑
曾老师:
你认为many的比较级是more,修饰比较级more要用副词much,所以认为应该用much more。在比较级的结构上看这似乎很合理,但不符合英文的表达习惯,是教条主义的表现。句中的Chinese是名词复数(Chinese“中国人”单复数同形),应该用many more修饰,同类表达还有one more, two more, a few more, several more, some more...等等。在使用many more和much more的时候要注意以下几点:
1. many more接复数名词,若不接名词,more指代复数名词。如:
I hope to have many more years with you. 我希望还可以和你们一起度过更多的岁月。
Some people prospered, but many more didn't. 一些人致富了,但更多的人没有。(many more = many more people)
2. much more接不可数名词,若不接名词,more指代不可数名词。如:
He earned much more money than his brother.他挣的钱比他兄弟多多了。
We have much more to eat. 我们有更多的东西吃。(much more = much more food)
3. much more可修饰形容词或副词,表“更加......”,但many more则不能修饰形容词或副词。如:
I find urban rail traffic much more convenient. 我发现城市轨道交通方便多了。
黎老师:
曾老师的解答很全面。下面补充2个例句:
That will take much more time to do. 那样做需要花费更多的时间。(《外研社英汉多功能词典》more 词条)
We have had many more apples this year than last year. 我们今年收获的苹果比去年多得多。
曾老师:
谢谢曾老师!谢谢黎老师!