【辨析1】no less --- than--- 与not less --- than --- 接句子时区别
1. no less --- than --- 后接形容词或者副词,表示肯定意义,表示“与 --- 一样 ---”,相当于as ---as ---;
2. not less --- than --- 表示“---不比---差”,表示在程度上前者不比后者差。
例如:
① The boy is no less quick at figures than I. 他对数字的反应和我一样快。
② The boy is not less quick at figures than I. 他对数字的反应快,不亚于我。(至少和我一样,甚至更快)
【辨析2】no less than 与not less than接数词时区别
1. no less than后接数词,表示“多达”,有强调“多”的含义。
2. not less than表示“不少于,至少”。
例1:
① She paid no less than $500 for the new dress. 她花了多达500美金买了这条新裙子。
② It cost him not less than 10 hours to finish the job. 完成这个工作,他花了至少10个小时。
例2:
① No less than 300 children have participated in the game. 多达300个孩子参加了游戏。
② Not less than 300 children have participated in the game. 至少有300个孩子参加了游戏。