“other than”的用法

“other than”的用法

that case, there is nothing you can do ______ than wait、

A、 more

B、 other

C、 better

D、 any答案为B。该题涉及“other than”这一英语中常见常用的短语，其含义较多、理解难以准确把握、句型搭配较为灵活，而一般的语法书和词典对“other than”的用法又涉及较少

或说明不详。本文拟对“other than”的用法作粗浅的小结。

一、“other than”的含义1、 other than = except, but, apart from “除……以外”(1)

There is nobody here other than me、这里除了我以外没

有别人。(2)

Someone other than your brother should be appointedmanager、应当任命一个除了你兄弟之外的人当经理。

2、other than = besides “除……以外，还……”(3)

English is now spoken in many countries other than England、除英国外，其他许多国家都讲英语。(4)

There were three people at the meeting other than Mr Day、除戴先生以外，还有三个人参加了会议。3、 other than = not, instead of, rather than “不、非、而不是”(5)

I borrowed some books other than novels、我借了几本书，都不是小说书。4、 other than = in any other way than “用除此以外别的方式”(6)

You can’t get there other than by swimming、除了游

过去之外，你没有别的方法到达那儿。

二、“other than”的结构1、 other than + 名词/代词(7)

The presence of elements other than iron greatly affects the physical properties of steel、铁以外的其他元

素的存在极大地影响着钢的性能。(8)

You should get a little stifleness but other than

that thereshould be no side effects、你会感到有点发闷，但除此之外不会再有副作用。2、 other than + 形容词(9) She can hardly be other than grateful、她内心充满了

感激之情。

(10)

I could not feel other than surprised、我只是感到吃惊。3、 other than + 副词(11)

She performed other than perfectly、她的表演远非尽善

尽美。(12)I could not do it other than hurriedly、我只能

匆匆忙忙地做了那件事。4、 other than + 介词短语(13)We decided not to stop anywhere other than at his house、我们决定，除了他的房子以外，任何地方都不停留。(14)You can’t expect to get a pay rise other than with ha rd work、只有努力工作你才能增加工资。5、 other than + 过去分词(15)The problem is other than settled、问题还没有解决。(16)The struggle cannot be other than protracted、这场斗争只能是持久的。6、 other than + 不定式(17)He reread every page with no other purpose than to pass the time、他一页一页地重读，不为别的，只为消磨时间。(18)During the winter the hibernating animal can do nothing other than lie down and sleep、在冬季，冬眠的动物只能躺下睡觉。7、other than + 从句(19)She is other than I thought、她和我想象的不一样。(20)I don’t wish her other than she is、我不希望她改变现状。(21)I can’t be other than I am、我只能是我。(22)The truth is quite other than what you think、事实真相和你想的不一样。8、 other than的其他搭配①nothing other than “只是、仅仅” (23)They were given nothing other than dry bread and water for their evening meal、他们只得到了干面包和水作晚餐。②no other than “正是、恰恰是”(24)It was no other th an my best friend, Mary、这不是别人，正是我最好的朋友玛丽。③ no + 名词 +

other than “正是……”(25)It was no other person than Mr Smith、那人正是史密斯先生。④none other than “不是别人/别的东西，正是……”(26)It was none other than Tom! We thought he was in Africa、不是别人而正是汤姆！我们还以为他在非洲呢！* * * * * * * * * 主要参考书目：

1、《Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English》 by Randolph Quirk, Longman Group Ltd、,1995

2、《A New English-Chinese Dictionary》葛传规著，上海译文出版社，1978

3、《The Advanced Learners Dictionary of Current English with Chinese Translation》 by

A、S、Hornby, Oxford University Press,197

84、《Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English》 by AP Cowie,R Mackin & IR Mccaig Oxford University Press,1987

5、《Longman Active Study English-Chinese Dictionary》 by Della Summers, 上海译文出版社，1993

6、《英汉大词典》，陆谷孙主编上海译文出版社，1993