1. 表示兩者之中“較...”,用the+比較級+of the two。
I’ll give you the bigger of the two steaks; I’m not very hungry.
我要把這塊比較大的牛排給你,我不怎么餓。
2. 定冠詞或指示形容詞+比較級+名詞表示比較。
The taller man is the boss of the restaurant and the shorter one is his brother.
那個身材較高的男人是餐館老板。較矮的那位是他弟弟。
3. 有少數以-ior結尾的屬于拉丁語的形容詞,如inferior(次于), junior(年幼的;下級的), posterior(之后), prior(之前), senior(年長的,上級的), superior(優于)等本身就有比較的意思,后面不接 than,常與介系詞to連用,后面用賓格。
I am two years junior to you.
我比你小兩歲。
該句相當于?
I am two years your junior.
I am your junior by two years.
I am two years younger than you (are).
類似結構還有?
be senior to(年長于)+賓格 ?be older than+主格
be superior to(優于)+賓格 ?be better than+主格
be inferior to(劣于)+賓格 ?be worse than+主格
4. 比較形容詞可以被修飾語如a little(一點), much(得多), even(更加), still(更加), far(...得多), very much, any, no, rather, a lot (a great deal), a little (a bit)等修飾,但不可用very修飾,表示某種程度。
The sun is a lot bigger and brighter than the moon.
太陽比月亮大得多、亮得多。