more than 和rather than 有什么区别

more than 和rather than 有什么区别
more than
(1) more than+数词，意为“……以上；多于……；……有余”。

More than 20 club members attended the meeting.
有20多个俱乐部成员出席会议。

(2) more than+名词，意为“不只；不仅仅”。

Peace is much more than the absence of war.
和平不仅仅是意味着没有战争。

(3) more than+形容词或副词，意为“非常；十分；更加；岂止”。

He is more than selfish.
他非常自私。

(4) more than+动词，意为“十分；大大地；不仅仅。

He more than smiled ; he laughed outright.
他岂止是微笑，他简直是大笑了.
(5) More than…can /could ，意为“不能……”。

The beauty of Hangzhou is more than words can describe.
杭州之美是语言所不能描述的。

That’s more than I can tell your，sir.
这一点我是不能告诉您的，先生。

2．rather than “而不是；而没有”
rather than 很像一个连词，前后常用一种平行结构，即前面用名词，后面也跟名词；前面用动词原形，后也要接动词原形。

He is an artist rather than a politician.
他是一位艺术家，而不是政治家。

He was engaged in writing rather than reading the newspaper.
他在忙着写东西，而不是在读报纸。

rather than 后接动词不定式时，可省略不定式符号to.
She likes to keep things rather than (to) throw them away.
Rather than go there，I’d prefer to stay here on my own.。