词语辨析:no less than,no less...than,not less than的区别
1. no less than 有两个意思:
(1) 表示多达、有……之多(强调数量之多)。如:
We walked no less than three miles. 我们走了 3 英里之远。
We won no less than £500 in a competition. 我们在一次比赛中就赢了 500 英镑。
(2) 表示简直、与……没差别。如:
It is no less than robbery to ask for so much. 要这么多,简直跟抢劫没两样。
2. no less ... than 意为与……一样、不比……差(强调两者具有同等性)。如:
He is no less wise than you. 他跟你一样聪明(他并不比你笨)。
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。
比较:A whale is no more a fish than a horse is. 马不是鱼,鲸也不是鱼(即鲸不是鱼就如同马不是鱼一样)。
3. not less than 意为不下于、至少。比较:
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。
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