Definition of than in English:

than

preposition & conjunction ðanð(ə)n

1Introducing the second element in a comparison.
用于比较级的第二个比项之前比
as preposition he was much smaller than his son
他比他儿子瘦小多了。
Jack doesn't know any more than I do
杰克知道的不比我多。
Example sentencesExamples
- On one occasion a female passenger leaned on him for more than just a friendly chat.
- There is no easier way to change the look of a home than to put on a fresh coat of paint.
- Two walkers came the other way, one said it was better here than London in a heatwave.
- He was reviewing books at the rate of more than one a day and writing criticism of a very high order.
- It is tempting to believe the world has gone bad, that everything is worse than it was.
- Always remember that it is far easier to withhold a service or benefit than to take it away.
- If you have a second child, you get more than twice the benefit for a single child, and so on.
- This is a great venue and we hope to register even more participants than last year.
- He said it would be a nonsense for the roof of the main property to be lower than the extension roof.
- At six weeks premature, Sam was much larger than many of the other babies in the unit.
- However much we decide to be careful, we always end up spending more than we mean to.
- In the first quarter of this year, more of these homes were sold than any other type.
- Our council tax is much higher than in larger towns if you compare the size of house.
- In later years, the death rate of his patients was far higher than it should have been.
- The third was believed to be younger than the first two and was wearing dark clothing.
- Which means we sold more copies in the second week of release than we did in the first.
- This is intended to build new properties in the Park for rent at less than the market rate.
- It turned out to be better in looks than taste and in any case was described as carrot cake on the bill.
- He likes getting in on the act too and has appeared in more productions than he cares to count.
- The sexy star also claimed she is happier now than at any point in the last decade.
2Used in expressions introducing an exception or contrast.
除…（外）；与其…（宁愿）
as preposition he claims not to own anything other than his home
他声称除了住房之外，他一无所有。
as conjunction they observe rather than act
他们观察却不行动。
Example sentencesExamples
- Rather than a game of skill and technique, golf is turning into a mere test of power.
- Watkins said he felt the outcome would be revealed in a matter of days rather than weeks.
- He was the first man to treat her as an intelligent person, rather than a sex symbol.
- He used to get friends to ask girls out for him rather than make the approach himself.
- What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
- We would rather be able to hear than be deaf; we would rather be able to see than be blind.
- Rather than being told to cut out alcohol, a man might be urged to modify his drinking.
- She says we have to learn to use anger in a positive way, rather than letting it control us.
- Site owners with a primary language other than English need efficient English copy writers and editors.
- Far better to get a job in a hotel and learn from experience rather than from some textbook.
- They just seem to do what they are told rather than have their own personal opinion.
- There is no point to cheerleaders other than to be eye candy for the fans and television audience.
- Mr Miliband would say no more than that the final decision would be left to the council.
- I try to think where we are going to be in three years' time rather than where we are now.
- In other words, religion is seen more as part of the solution than part of the problem.
- Now its good we can come here for an afternoon rather than be stuck indoors or in the garden.
- I found it profoundly useful to be able to do this on screen rather than in real life.
- It is a joy to be able to delight in somebody else's good fortune rather than be envious of it.
- There are rules if you want to find the car of your dreams rather than of your nightmares.
- This time, he signed for just three years and opted to rent a property rather than buy.
3conjunction Used in expressions indicating one thing happening immediately after another.
表示时间衔接顺序就
scarcely was the work completed than it was abandoned
作业刚一完成就被丢到一边了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Hardly had I driven the car down the road than it attracted waves and nods of affirmation from pedestrians and drivers alike.
- In Siena, Gissing worked on the Dickens study, and no sooner had he finished it, than he headed south to Naples.
- No sooner was he seated than Lily sidled closer to him.
- But no sooner had Bryansford raced into that lead, than the champions got back into their familiar routine.

Usage

Traditional grammar holds that personal pronouns following than should be in the subjective rather than the objective case: he is smaller than she rather than he is smaller than her. This is based on an analysis of than by which than is a conjunction and the personal pronoun (‘she’) is standing in for a full clause: he is smaller than she is. However, it is arguable that than in this context is not a conjunction but a preposition, similar grammatically to words like with, between, or for. In this case the personal pronoun is objective: he is smaller than her is standard in just the same way as, for example, I work with her is standard (not I work with she). Whatever the grammatical analysis, the evidence confirms that sentences like he is smaller than she are uncommon in modern English and only ever found in formal contexts. Uses such as he is smaller than her, on the other hand, are almost universally accepted. For more explanation see personal pronoun and between

Origin

Old English than(ne), thon(ne), thænne, originally the same word as then.

Rhymes

Aberfan, Adrianne, an, Anne, artisan, astrakhan, ban, began, Belmopan, bipartisan, bran, can, Cannes, Cézanne, Cheyenne, clan, courtesan, cran, dan, Dayan, Diane, divan, élan, Elan, fan, flan, foreran, Fran, Friedan, Gell-Mann, gran, Han, Hunan, Ivan, Jan, Japan, Jinan, Joanne, Kazan, Klan, Kordofan, Lacan, Lausanne, Leanne, Limousin, Louvain, man, Mann, Marianne, Milan, Moran, nan, Oran, outran, outspan, Pan, panne, parmesan, partisan, pavane, pecan, Pétain, plan, Pusan, ran, rataplan, rattan, Rosanne, Sagan, Saipan, saran, scan, scran, sedan, span, spick-and-span, Spokane, Suzanne, Tainan, tan, tisane, trepan, van, vin, Wuhan, Xian, Yerevan, Yunnan, Zhongshan

Definition of than in US English:

than

conjunction & preposition

1Introducing the second element in a comparison.
用于比较级的第二个比项之前比
as preposition he was much smaller than his son
他比他儿子瘦小多了。
as conjunction Jack doesn't know any more than I do
杰克知道的不比我多。
Example sentencesExamples
- There is no easier way to change the look of a home than to put on a fresh coat of paint.
- He was reviewing books at the rate of more than one a day and writing criticism of a very high order.
- The third was believed to be younger than the first two and was wearing dark clothing.
- This is a great venue and we hope to register even more participants than last year.
- In later years, the death rate of his patients was far higher than it should have been.
- However much we decide to be careful, we always end up spending more than we mean to.
- He likes getting in on the act too and has appeared in more productions than he cares to count.
- Which means we sold more copies in the second week of release than we did in the first.
- At six weeks premature, Sam was much larger than many of the other babies in the unit.
- On one occasion a female passenger leaned on him for more than just a friendly chat.
- Always remember that it is far easier to withhold a service or benefit than to take it away.
- It turned out to be better in looks than taste and in any case was described as carrot cake on the bill.
- It is tempting to believe the world has gone bad, that everything is worse than it was.
- If you have a second child, you get more than twice the benefit for a single child, and so on.
- Our council tax is much higher than in larger towns if you compare the size of house.
- In the first quarter of this year, more of these homes were sold than any other type.
- Two walkers came the other way, one said it was better here than London in a heatwave.
- This is intended to build new properties in the Park for rent at less than the market rate.
- He said it would be a nonsense for the roof of the main property to be lower than the extension roof.
- The sexy star also claimed she is happier now than at any point in the last decade.
2Used in expressions introducing an exception or contrast.
除…（外）；与其…（宁愿）
as preposition he claims not to own anything other than his home
他声称除了住房之外，他一无所有。
as conjunction they observe rather than act
他们观察却不行动。
Example sentencesExamples
- What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
- He used to get friends to ask girls out for him rather than make the approach himself.
- There are rules if you want to find the car of your dreams rather than of your nightmares.
- Watkins said he felt the outcome would be revealed in a matter of days rather than weeks.
- Far better to get a job in a hotel and learn from experience rather than from some textbook.
- We would rather be able to hear than be deaf; we would rather be able to see than be blind.
- He was the first man to treat her as an intelligent person, rather than a sex symbol.
- They just seem to do what they are told rather than have their own personal opinion.
- There is no point to cheerleaders other than to be eye candy for the fans and television audience.
- I found it profoundly useful to be able to do this on screen rather than in real life.
- This time, he signed for just three years and opted to rent a property rather than buy.
- She says we have to learn to use anger in a positive way, rather than letting it control us.
- Rather than being told to cut out alcohol, a man might be urged to modify his drinking.
- Site owners with a primary language other than English need efficient English copy writers and editors.
- In other words, religion is seen more as part of the solution than part of the problem.
- It is a joy to be able to delight in somebody else's good fortune rather than be envious of it.
- I try to think where we are going to be in three years' time rather than where we are now.
- Rather than a game of skill and technique, golf is turning into a mere test of power.
- Mr Miliband would say no more than that the final decision would be left to the council.
- Now its good we can come here for an afternoon rather than be stuck indoors or in the garden.
3conjunction Used in expressions indicating one thing happening immediately after another.
表示时间衔接顺序就
scarcely was the work completed than it was abandoned
作业刚一完成就被丢到一边了。
Example sentencesExamples
- But no sooner had Bryansford raced into that lead, than the champions got back into their familiar routine.
- In Siena, Gissing worked on the Dickens study, and no sooner had he finished it, than he headed south to Naples.
- Hardly had I driven the car down the road than it attracted waves and nods of affirmation from pedestrians and drivers alike.
- No sooner was he seated than Lily sidled closer to him.

Usage

Traditional grammar holds that personal pronouns following than should be in the subjective rather than the objective case: he is smaller than she (rather than he is smaller than her). This is based on an analysis of than by which than is a conjunction and the personal pronoun (‘she’) is standing in for a full clause: he is smaller than she is. However, it is arguable that than in this context is not a conjunction but a preposition, similar grammatically to words like with, between, or for. In this case, the personal pronoun is objective: he is smaller than her is standard in just the same way as, for example, I work with her is standard (not I work with she). Whatever the grammatical analysis, the evidence confirms that sentences like he is smaller than she are uncommon in modern English except in the most formal contexts. Uses such as he is smaller than her, on the other hand, are almost universally accepted. For more explanation, see personal pronoun and between

Origin

Old English than(ne), thon(ne), thænne, originally the same word as then.

词汇	than
释义	Definition of than in English: than preposition & conjunction ðanð(ə)n 1Introducing the second element in a comparison. 用于比较级的第二个比项之前比 as preposition he was much smaller than his son 他比他儿子瘦小多了。 Jack doesn't know any more than I do 杰克知道的不比我多。 Example sentencesExamples On one occasion a female passenger leaned on him for more than just a friendly chat. There is no easier way to change the look of a home than to put on a fresh coat of paint. Two walkers came the other way, one said it was better here than London in a heatwave. He was reviewing books at the rate of more than one a day and writing criticism of a very high order. It is tempting to believe the world has gone bad, that everything is worse than it was. Always remember that it is far easier to withhold a service or benefit than to take it away. If you have a second child, you get more than twice the benefit for a single child, and so on. This is a great venue and we hope to register even more participants than last year. He said it would be a nonsense for the roof of the main property to be lower than the extension roof. At six weeks premature, Sam was much larger than many of the other babies in the unit. However much we decide to be careful, we always end up spending more than we mean to. In the first quarter of this year, more of these homes were sold than any other type. Our council tax is much higher than in larger towns if you compare the size of house. In later years, the death rate of his patients was far higher than it should have been. The third was believed to be younger than the first two and was wearing dark clothing. Which means we sold more copies in the second week of release than we did in the first. This is intended to build new properties in the Park for rent at less than the market rate. It turned out to be better in looks than taste and in any case was described as carrot cake on the bill. He likes getting in on the act too and has appeared in more productions than he cares to count. The sexy star also claimed she is happier now than at any point in the last decade. 2Used in expressions introducing an exception or contrast. 除…（外）；与其…（宁愿） as preposition he claims not to own anything other than his home 他声称除了住房之外，他一无所有。 as conjunction they observe rather than act 他们观察却不行动。 Example sentencesExamples Rather than a game of skill and technique, golf is turning into a mere test of power. Watkins said he felt the outcome would be revealed in a matter of days rather than weeks. He was the first man to treat her as an intelligent person, rather than a sex symbol. He used to get friends to ask girls out for him rather than make the approach himself. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? We would rather be able to hear than be deaf; we would rather be able to see than be blind. Rather than being told to cut out alcohol, a man might be urged to modify his drinking. She says we have to learn to use anger in a positive way, rather than letting it control us. Site owners with a primary language other than English need efficient English copy writers and editors. Far better to get a job in a hotel and learn from experience rather than from some textbook. They just seem to do what they are told rather than have their own personal opinion. There is no point to cheerleaders other than to be eye candy for the fans and television audience. Mr Miliband would say no more than that the final decision would be left to the council. I try to think where we are going to be in three years' time rather than where we are now. In other words, religion is seen more as part of the solution than part of the problem. Now its good we can come here for an afternoon rather than be stuck indoors or in the garden. I found it profoundly useful to be able to do this on screen rather than in real life. It is a joy to be able to delight in somebody else's good fortune rather than be envious of it. There are rules if you want to find the car of your dreams rather than of your nightmares. This time, he signed for just three years and opted to rent a property rather than buy. 3conjunction Used in expressions indicating one thing happening immediately after another. 表示时间衔接顺序就 scarcely was the work completed than it was abandoned 作业刚一完成就被丢到一边了。 Example sentencesExamples Hardly had I driven the car down the road than it attracted waves and nods of affirmation from pedestrians and drivers alike. In Siena, Gissing worked on the Dickens study, and no sooner had he finished it, than he headed south to Naples. No sooner was he seated than Lily sidled closer to him. But no sooner had Bryansford raced into that lead, than the champions got back into their familiar routine. Usage Traditional grammar holds that personal pronouns following than should be in the subjective rather than the objective case: he is smaller than she rather than he is smaller than her. This is based on an analysis of than by which than is a conjunction and the personal pronoun (‘she’) is standing in for a full clause: he is smaller than she is. However, it is arguable that than in this context is not a conjunction but a preposition, similar grammatically to words like with, between, or for. In this case the personal pronoun is objective: he is smaller than her is standard in just the same way as, for example, I work with her is standard (not I work with she). Whatever the grammatical analysis, the evidence confirms that sentences like he is smaller than she are uncommon in modern English and only ever found in formal contexts. Uses such as he is smaller than her, on the other hand, are almost universally accepted. For more explanation see personal pronoun and between Origin Old English than(ne), thon(ne), thænne, originally the same word as then. Rhymes Aberfan, Adrianne, an, Anne, artisan, astrakhan, ban, began, Belmopan, bipartisan, bran, can, Cannes, Cézanne, Cheyenne, clan, courtesan, cran, dan, Dayan, Diane, divan, élan, Elan, fan, flan, foreran, Fran, Friedan, Gell-Mann, gran, Han, Hunan, Ivan, Jan, Japan, Jinan, Joanne, Kazan, Klan, Kordofan, Lacan, Lausanne, Leanne, Limousin, Louvain, man, Mann, Marianne, Milan, Moran, nan, Oran, outran, outspan, Pan, panne, parmesan, partisan, pavane, pecan, Pétain, plan, Pusan, ran, rataplan, rattan, Rosanne, Sagan, Saipan, saran, scan, scran, sedan, span, spick-and-span, Spokane, Suzanne, Tainan, tan, tisane, trepan, van, vin, Wuhan, Xian, Yerevan, Yunnan, Zhongshan Definition of than in US English: than conjunction & preposition 1Introducing the second element in a comparison. 用于比较级的第二个比项之前比 as preposition he was much smaller than his son 他比他儿子瘦小多了。 as conjunction Jack doesn't know any more than I do 杰克知道的不比我多。 Example sentencesExamples There is no easier way to change the look of a home than to put on a fresh coat of paint. He was reviewing books at the rate of more than one a day and writing criticism of a very high order. The third was believed to be younger than the first two and was wearing dark clothing. This is a great venue and we hope to register even more participants than last year. In later years, the death rate of his patients was far higher than it should have been. However much we decide to be careful, we always end up spending more than we mean to. He likes getting in on the act too and has appeared in more productions than he cares to count. Which means we sold more copies in the second week of release than we did in the first. At six weeks premature, Sam was much larger than many of the other babies in the unit. On one occasion a female passenger leaned on him for more than just a friendly chat. Always remember that it is far easier to withhold a service or benefit than to take it away. It turned out to be better in looks than taste and in any case was described as carrot cake on the bill. It is tempting to believe the world has gone bad, that everything is worse than it was. If you have a second child, you get more than twice the benefit for a single child, and so on. Our council tax is much higher than in larger towns if you compare the size of house. In the first quarter of this year, more of these homes were sold than any other type. Two walkers came the other way, one said it was better here than London in a heatwave. This is intended to build new properties in the Park for rent at less than the market rate. He said it would be a nonsense for the roof of the main property to be lower than the extension roof. The sexy star also claimed she is happier now than at any point in the last decade. 2Used in expressions introducing an exception or contrast. 除…（外）；与其…（宁愿） as preposition he claims not to own anything other than his home 他声称除了住房之外，他一无所有。 as conjunction they observe rather than act 他们观察却不行动。 Example sentencesExamples What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? He used to get friends to ask girls out for him rather than make the approach himself. There are rules if you want to find the car of your dreams rather than of your nightmares. Watkins said he felt the outcome would be revealed in a matter of days rather than weeks. Far better to get a job in a hotel and learn from experience rather than from some textbook. We would rather be able to hear than be deaf; we would rather be able to see than be blind. He was the first man to treat her as an intelligent person, rather than a sex symbol. They just seem to do what they are told rather than have their own personal opinion. There is no point to cheerleaders other than to be eye candy for the fans and television audience. I found it profoundly useful to be able to do this on screen rather than in real life. This time, he signed for just three years and opted to rent a property rather than buy. She says we have to learn to use anger in a positive way, rather than letting it control us. Rather than being told to cut out alcohol, a man might be urged to modify his drinking. Site owners with a primary language other than English need efficient English copy writers and editors. In other words, religion is seen more as part of the solution than part of the problem. It is a joy to be able to delight in somebody else's good fortune rather than be envious of it. I try to think where we are going to be in three years' time rather than where we are now. Rather than a game of skill and technique, golf is turning into a mere test of power. Mr Miliband would say no more than that the final decision would be left to the council. Now its good we can come here for an afternoon rather than be stuck indoors or in the garden. 3conjunction Used in expressions indicating one thing happening immediately after another. 表示时间衔接顺序就 scarcely was the work completed than it was abandoned 作业刚一完成就被丢到一边了。 Example sentencesExamples But no sooner had Bryansford raced into that lead, than the champions got back into their familiar routine. In Siena, Gissing worked on the Dickens study, and no sooner had he finished it, than he headed south to Naples. Hardly had I driven the car down the road than it attracted waves and nods of affirmation from pedestrians and drivers alike. No sooner was he seated than Lily sidled closer to him. Usage Traditional grammar holds that personal pronouns following than should be in the subjective rather than the objective case: he is smaller than she (rather than he is smaller than her). This is based on an analysis of than by which than is a conjunction and the personal pronoun (‘she’) is standing in for a full clause: he is smaller than she is. However, it is arguable that than in this context is not a conjunction but a preposition, similar grammatically to words like with, between, or for. In this case, the personal pronoun is objective: he is smaller than her is standard in just the same way as, for example, I work with her is standard (not I work with she). Whatever the grammatical analysis, the evidence confirms that sentences like he is smaller than she are uncommon in modern English except in the most formal contexts. Uses such as he is smaller than her, on the other hand, are almost universally accepted. For more explanation, see personal pronoun and between Origin Old English than(ne), thon(ne), thænne, originally the same word as then.
随便看	about face about-face about-faces about in circulation aboutness about round abouts about-sledge about that about the place about there about this about time about time about to about to about to be mentioned about to be punished about to be specified about to break about to collapse about to fall apart about to go bankrupt about to happen about to happen/be