不要想复杂了。more + A + than + B属于表取舍关系的比较结构，more...than常被视为准并列连词，连接择比结构，表示“与其说是B，还不如说是A”，常连接两个名词、形容词、副词、介词短语等。例如：

She is more a writer than a scholar. 与其说她是学者，不如说她是作家。

He is more mad than brave. 与其说他勇敢，不如说他疯了。

He drove more steadily than slowly. 与其说他车开得慢，不如说他开得稳。

He's more like a spear than (like) anything else. 与其说他（指大象）像别的什么东西，不如说他像一根梭镖。