前置詞
than [！*ザン] 主旨: 比較・対照 重要度: 1
☆ He finished it earlier than I did ⇨ 彼は私より先にそれを終えた
☆ He is taller than his father ⇨ 彼は父親より背が高い
☆ It is better than nothing ⇨ 何にも無いよりはましだ
☆ It is much colder today than yesterday ⇨ 今日は昨日よりずっと寒い
☆ The result was better than I’d expected ⇨ 結果は予期したより良かった
他の例文:
- Thank you for your compliment ⇨ お褒め頂いて有難うございます
- No fewer than 1000 people showed up ⇨ （意外なことに）千人以上の人が参加した
- They were apparent better than their opponent ⇨ 彼等は相手より明らかに優れていた
- Thank you for your help ⇨ 助けてくれて有難う
- Sometimes it is better to lucky than good ⇨ 時には幸運なほうが実力が有るより良い、運も実力のうち
- This fabric has a different texture than the other ⇨ この布はもう一方の布と違った表面の感じ・触り心地をしている
- Thanks (a lot/bunch/million)! ⇨ （ほんとに）ありがとっ！
- This one is more preferable than the other. Why’s that? ⇨ これのほうが他のより好ましい。なぜそうなの？
- Their prices are considerably higher than those of other stores ⇨ 彼等の値段は他の店の値段より相当高い
- Sometimes silence is more eloquent than words ⇨ 時には沈黙のほうが言葉より雄弁・饒舌だ
- The book has been translated into more than 20 different languages ⇨ その本は220以上の言葉に翻訳された
- Than can very well happen ⇨ それは十分起こり得る
- Thanks for nothing ⇨ （皮肉で）何の役にも立たなくて有難う
- Thank you for your offer but … ⇨ 申し出は有り難いのですが、…
- She is 45 but looks even better than ever ⇨ 彼女は45才だが、今迄よりも更に綺麗に見える