2015成人高考高起点英语：形容词误用辨析
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1.中文：他是两者中较高的。
（误）He is taller of the two.
（正）He is the taller of the two.（比较级＋of the two，前面要加the.）
2.中文：汤姆是我们学校里最年轻的。
（误）Tom is youngest in our school.
（正）Tom is the youngest in our school.（形容词的最高级前面要加the.）
3.中文：他是所有人中最强壮的。
（误）He is the strongest in all.
（正）He is the strongest of all.（在同类中最…的，用介词of.）
4.中文：我的房子跟约翰的一样大。
（误）My house is so large as John’s.
（正）My house is as large as John’s.（肯定形式用as＋原级形容词＋as＋主格。）
5.中文：汤姆比我年轻。
（误）Tom is less older than I am.
（正）Tom is less old than I am.（less＋原级形容词＋than.）
6.中文：他是班上个子最高的。
（误）He is taller than any boy in his class.
（正）He is taller than any other boy in his class.（使用比较级时，应避免与自己比，any boy包括他自己。）
7.中文：事态每况愈下。
（误）Things go from worse to worse.
（正）Things go from bad to worse.（from bad to worse = 每况愈下，越来越糟。）
8.中文：多数人喜爱音乐。
（误）The most people are fond of music.
（正）Most people are fond of music.（Most泛指大多数，前面不加the.）
9.中文：他至少遗失了一万元。
（误）He has lost not fewer than ten thousand dollars.
（正）He has lost not less than ten thousand dollars.（not less than=more than，at least，表示至少。）
10.中文：他们听得越久，就越不喜欢他。
（误）The longer they listen to him， the little they like him.
（正）The longer they listen to him， the less they like him.（the＋比较级…，the＋比较级…表示两者的同步增长。）
