than的用法：
1、用于形容词、副词的比较级之后，比；与…比较：
She is taller than me.
她比我高。
Thomas arrived earlier than the others.
托马斯比其他人早到。
She speaks more English than she did last term.
她讲英语比上学期要多。
It's colder in Beijing than in London in winter.
在冬天，北京要比伦敦冷。
The students in Class 2 are more active than those in Class 1.
二班的学生要比一班活跃。
2、用于 anywhere,different,else,other,otherwise 等之后，除…(外)：
She has no other friend than Jane.
除简外她没有朋友。
It was none other than the professor.
不是别人，正是教授本人。
The student is otherwise than his teacher thought.
那个学生并不是老师想像的那种人。
You won't find such freedom anywhere than in our country.
这种自由除我们国家以外其他地方找不到。
3、用于 barely,hardly,scarcely之后,表示时间]一…就…：
Scarcely had I seen him than he spoke to me.
我刚看见他，他就跟我说起话来。
They barely arrived than it was time to leave.
他们刚到就该离开了。
4、用于 rather，sooner等之后，与其…(毋宁、宁愿或不如…)：
I prefer to work rather than go to holiday to the seaside.
我宁愿工作也不愿去海滨度假。
5、书面语，用于 than whom,than which 两个词组，比;与…比较：
a writer than whom there is none finer
最佳作家
He is a teacher than whom a better dose not exist.
哪个教师也比不上他。
6、用于计量数目之前，超过：
This car goes faster than 120 miles per hour.
这辆汽车的时速超过120英里。
7、用作连词的意思是“比”,可指两个不同的人或物在同一方面进行比较,也可指同一个人或物在两个不同方面进行比较。
He's more fat than (he's) short.与其说他矮不如说他胖。
They are more brave than wise.他们有勇无谋。
8、用作连词时接名词或代词的主格形式是较正式的用法,若人称代词之后跟有动词, than后的人称代词只能用主格。
He is taller than l am.他比我高。
He swims faster than she does.他比她游泳游得快。
10、带有never(a)的比较级结构后连用了than时，是一种强调说法，通常表示最高级的含义。如：
I've never had a worse morning than today.我哪一天早上也不像今天早上这样倒霉。
若意思明确，有时可省略than结构。如：
He is fine,never better.他很好，比以往任何时候都好。
11、若语义需要，有时可接when，if等引导的从句。如：
You are a little father than when I saw you last .你比我上次见你时胖点了。
有时还可以接没有任何引导词的句子。如：
The game was closer than the score suggests.实际的比赛比所得的分数相比更难分高下。
短语:
no more than 仅仅，只是
none other than 正是，不是别的
no other than
词组短语同近义词：
than ever 比以前
no more than adv. 只是；仅仅
none other than 不是别的而正是…
no other than 只有；就是
双语例句原声例句权威例句：
She matured earlier than him.
她比他成熟得早。
He used me worse than ever.
他对待我比以前更坏了。
She felt she could console the child better than anyone else.
她认为自己比任何人都能更好地安慰这孩子。
词组短语
than ever 比以前
no more than adv. 只是；仅仅
none other than 不是别的而正是…
no other than 只有；就是