otherthan的用法?other.than,分开用的,跟rather...than是一样的用法吗?

Question

other than的用法?other .than,分开用的,跟rather...than 是一样的用法吗?

Answer 1

这三个短语结构是比较容易混淆的.
other than连在一起用的时候,含义比较多
1.除了
Does anybody other than yourself know this?除你本人之外还有别人知道这事吗?She has no close friends other than him.除了他以外她没有好朋友.You can't get there other than by boat.除了坐船,你无法去那里.
2.绝不是
I have never known him behave other than selfishly.我知道他一向自私自利.He can hardly be other than annoyed about it.他当然只会对此感到烦恼.
prep.1.不同；不同于；不
I have never known him behave otherthan selfishly.我知道他一向自私自利.
other...than 是一个比较级的句子,意思是“比其他的XX怎么样”
rather...than 的意思是
1.(要)…而不…,与其…倒不如…
We'll have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the auditorium.我们与其在礼堂里开会,不如在教室开会.They thus increased their annual grain production rather than diminished it.他们这样增加了而不是减少了粮食年产量.
2.instead of sb/sth 而不是
Our findings relate to physically ratherthan the visually handicapped pupils.我们的研究结果是关于肢体残疾的学生,而不是视力有障碍的学生.
可以参考朗文双语词典,柯林斯双语词典等.