有一读者问：如何理解和运用no more than, not more than, no more...than, not more...than, no less than, not less than, no less...than, not less...than等词组。
no more than的意思是“只不过，仅仅”，not more than的意思是“不超过，不到”。前者有“较少”的含义，后者没有“较少”的含义，试比较：
(1)It's no more than six inches long.它仅有6英寸长。
(2)It's not more than six inches long.它最多不过6英寸长。
但no more than有时则等于not any more than,如：
(3)He was no more than skin and bone.
no more...than的意思是“与……同样不”，等于not any more than; not more...than的意思是“不比……更，不像……那样”，试比较：
(4)I am no more mad than you.
我和你一样不疯。
(5)I am not more mad than you.
我不像你那样疯。
no less than的意思是“不亚于，与……同样地”，not less than的意思是“至少，有过之无不及”，试比较：
(6)There were no less than a thousand people at the meeting.
到会的有1,000人之多。
(7)There were not less than a thousand people at the meeting.
到会的至少有1,000人。
no less...than的意思和no less than相仿，如：
(8)She is no less beautiful than her sister.
她和她的姐姐一样美丽。
not less...than的意思和no less than相仿，如：
(9)He is not less rich than you are.
他至少和你一样富有。
