I am wiser than to believe that.
请教老师:
than后为什么动词形式是to believe that ? 为什么是不定式?可以是than believing that吗?
或than believe that ? 就是说句子中than后的to是怎么回事?难道是than I am to believe that吗?
如果是这样,am to 这里又表示什么意思呢?
I would be stupid to believe that.
这个句子中不定式暗示虚拟条件。, I would be stupid if I were to believe that.
I am wiser than (I would be if I were) to believe that.
注意不定式是比较分句的条件状语,比较对应项为表语,必须省略或理解由than充当。所以这不是be to do结构。
我明智的程度大于相信那件事的程度。我不至于相信那件事,我没有笨到相信那件事的程度。I am wise enough not to believe that. If I were not wise I would believe that.
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“形容词或副词比较级+than”表面意思是“成功做某事而不失误”,但应意译,不可直译。than 后接动词不定式或从句。例如: He works harder than to fail in the exam. 他学习努力,考试定能过关。/ He is wiser than to risk his money in that undertaking.他不会笨到冒险投资于那种事业的地步。(摘自2009年1月北京第1版《薄冰英语惯用法词典》p.1129)
I am wiser than to believe that. 我不会笨到相信那件事。