more词性的讨论
请教刘老师：
He is more a worker than a teacher.与其说它是老师，不如说他更像一名工人。
She is more diligent than wise.与其说她聪明，不如说她勤奋。
第二句话的more为副词是无疑的， 学生想问的是第一句话中的more是否是代词 为 more of a worker结构的省略？ more并不是起修饰作用。
最佳答案 2020-01-13 10:46
He is more a worker than a teacher. 与其说它是老师，不如说他更像一名工人。
这句话，more 由 much 变来。much 是“程度副词”。如果后面接了of ，much 或 more 就是“代词”。
以下3种表达都正确，只是结构不同：
He is more a worker than a teacher.
He is more of a worker than a teacher.
He is more like a worker than a teacher.
再举几个没有 of 的例句：
1. The book seems to be more a dictionary than one on grammar.
与其说这是本语法书，倒不如说是一本词典。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2. It wasn't actually a holiday , more a working break, if you like.
这实际上不是假日，可以说是工作间歇吧。
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Current thinking holds that obesity is more a medical than a psychological problem.
现在的观点认为，肥胖更多的是医学问题而非心理问题。
来自柯林斯例句
4. He is more a sprinter than a swimmer.
他是短跑健将，而不是游泳选手。
来自辞典例句
5. If Margaret Thatcher wins, she will be more a Leader than a Prime Minister.
如果玛格丽特·撒切尔获胜，她将成为领袖，而不是首相。
来自著名人物的演讲
6. The arrangement was more a formality than a genuine partnership of two nations
这一协定与其说体现了两个国家之间真正的伙伴关系，还不如说是一种形式。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
7. The exhibition at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts is more a production than it is a museum display
波士顿美术博物馆的展览与其说是一次博物馆展出，倒不如说是一场精心设计的展演活动。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
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其它 3 个回答
1. You are more stubborn than I thought.
2. You are more of a stubborn English learner than a hard-working one.
3. You are much of a stubborn English learner.
我不认为例2，例3中的of可以省略，虽然这个网站有老师认同可以省略。
be more of sth than sth 中的 of 可有可无。例如：
be more of sth than sth to be one thing rather than another 与其说 ...,还不如说 ...：It was more of a holiday than a training exercise.与其说是培训活动，还不如说是度假。（摘自《朗文当代高级英语辞典》第六版 more 词条；《朗文高级英语应试词典》英汉双解 p.1525）
She's more of a poet than a novelist. 与其说是小说家，不如说她是诗人。（摘自《剑桥高阶英汉双解词典》p.1417）
be more sth than sth to be one thing rather than another 与其说 ...,还不如说 ...：It was more a worry than a pleasure. 这事与其说让人高兴，还不如说让人担心。（摘自《朗文高级英语应试词典》英汉双解 p.1525）
If you say that something is more one thing than another, you mean that it is like the first thing rather than the second. 更像（前者）：与其说（是） ...,倒不如说（是） ... The exhibition at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts is more a production than it is a museum display. 波士顿美术博物馆的展览与其说是一次博物展出，倒不如说是一场展演。（摘自《柯林斯高阶英汉双解词典》第8版p.1289 根据该词典，此句型中的 more 是副词。）
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