……no less……than……
结构︰A+动词+no less+B+than+C+动词+D
说明︰此句型意为“A是B和C是D一样”。“no less……than”等于“as……as”,no less之后可置<副词>或<形容词>修饰。
A whale is no less a mammal than a horse is.
鲸鱼和马一样都是哺乳动物。
He is no less clever than his elder brother.
他和他的大哥一样聪明。
She is no less good at swimming than Mary.
她和玛丽一样擅长游泳。
His parents are no less happy over his engagement than he is (happy over his engagement).
他的双亲对他订婚的高兴并不亚于他自己。
He studies no less hard than John.
他和约翰一样用功。
Associating with good friends is no less important to us than choosing good books.
交益友与选择好书对我们同样重要。
A good shirt is no less expensive than a jacket.
一件好衬衫的昂贵程度并不比一件夹克衫差。
Sports wears, no less than suits, are very much saleable.
运动服和西服套一样,非常畅销。