迷你对话学地道口语第1203期:不亚于

第一， 迷你对话

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A: Did you see the movie last night?

昨晚，你看电影了吗？

B； Yes, I did. It was very hilarious.

看了，电影非常热闹。

A： It was nothing less than that. It was meaningful.

不仅于此，这部电影意义深刻。

第二， 地道表达

nothing less than

1. 解词释义

Nothing less than的意思是“并不亚于”，还可以表示“与……一样，完全，确定”的意思。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. He is nothing less than a thief.

他简直是个贼。

e.g. Courage is nothing less than indifference to hardship and pain.

勇气就是对艰难和痛苦的蔑视。

e.g. What we expected is nothing less than a timely payment.

及时付款正是我们所盼望的。

e.g. It is nothing less than madness.

简直是疯狂。