243. more than (3)
基本表現と解説
- His was more than usual gravity. 「彼の厳格さは平素以上だった」
例文は His gravity was more than usual. と書き換えられる。
例文1
With a more than human resolution I lay still.
Edgar Allan Poe, "The Pit and the Pendulum"
わたしは人間を越えた決意をもってじっと横たわっていた。
例文2
A suit of mourning has transformed my coquette into a prude, and a new set of ribands has given her younger sister more than natural vivacity.
Oliver Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield
喪服はうちのおきゃんをかまとと娘に変え、新しい一組のリボンは妹のほうを生まれつき以上に陽気な性格にした。
例文3
They are all noisily discussing a suicide that had recently taken place in a neighboring county, and which had, from its peculiar circumstances, caused more than usual interest.
Margaret Wolfe Hungerford, The Haunted Chamber
彼らは近頃となりの郡で起きた自殺の話を声高に話し合っていた。一風変わったその事情のせいで並々ならぬ関心を呼んだのである。
