no more than 和…一樣都不…

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=not…any more than …→前後皆不

Lily is no more interested in English than her brother.

=He is not interested in English any more than her brother.

=Neither Lily nor her brother is interested in English.

Lily 和她哥哥一樣都對英文沒興趣。

no less than (和…一樣…) →前後皆是

Kate is no less lazy than her father.

= Kate is as lazy as her father.

=Both Kate and her father are lazy.

Kate 和她父親一樣懶惰。

Mandy is not more beautiful than Sandy.

Mandy沒有比Sandy 漂亮。

Mandy is not less beautiful than Sandy.

Mandy 並沒有比Sandy醜。

= not any longer =not anymore=no more

Hank doesn’t hate the murderer any longer.

=Hank doesn’t hate the murderer anymore.

no longer 放be 動詞後面；一般動詞前面；助動詞之後

(口訣:be後動前，與頻率副詞用法相同)

Cindy no longer works here. She is going to transfer to the Taipei office.

Cindy 不再在此工作了。她即將調職到台北辦公室。

Tina is no longer a doctor. She will be a mayor in the future. Tina不再是醫生了，她即將成為市長。

They will no longer be friends. 他們不再是朋友了。

Mr. Chen doesn’t live here anymore.

= Mr. Chen doesn’t live here any longer.

= Mr. Chen no longer lives here. 陳先生再也不住這裡了。

Your boyfriend won’t love you anymore.

=Your boyfried won’t love you any longer.

=Your boyfriend will no longer love you. 妳男友再也不愛妳了。