more than

more than — idiom

1. used before a word that describes something to mean that the quality is present

1.慣用語B1
釋義

used before a word that describes something to mean that the quality is present to a high degree, so it stresses just how true or strong the description is.

例句

The hotel staff were more than happy to carry Élise's heavy bags upstairs.

more than + adjective: 'more than happy'

After the long hike, the cold river water felt more than refreshing on our feet.

more than + adjective for strong emphasis

同義詞
  • extremely

    stronger and more neutral; lacks the warm, polite tone of 'more than'

  • very

    plainer and weaker; 'more than' adds a sense of going beyond expectation

  • thoroughly

    often pairs with feelings or states, but sounds more formal

反義詞
  • barely

    marks a quality as only just present, the opposite of high degree

  • hardly

    signals almost none of the quality is there

文法句型

more than + adjective

more than + adverb

用法筆記

Most common right before 'happy', 'welcome', 'enough', and 'glad' in polite, slightly formal speech. It softens the tone while adding strength, so it sounds warmer than plain 'very'.

常見錯誤

❌I am more than agree with you.
✅I more than agree with you.
💡before a verb, drop the adjective frame; 'more than' sits directly in front of the verb.
❌She was more than very tired.
✅She was more than tired.
💡don't stack 'more than' with another intensifier like 'very'.