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No Fewer Than

Definition / 定义

no fewer than:用于强调数量“不少于”“至少有”,常带有“比预期多/令人惊讶”的语气。(也可用于强调程度或次数)

Pronunciation / 发音

/ˌnoʊ ˈfjuːər ðæn/

Examples / 例句

No fewer than 30 people attended the meeting.
不少于30人参加了这次会议。

The report shows that no fewer than three major errors were made during the experiment, which seriously affected the results.
报告显示,实验过程中至少出现了三处重大错误,严重影响了结果。

Etymology / 词源

fewerfew(少) 的比较级,表示“更少的(用于可数名词)”。结构 no fewer than + 数字 字面意思是“没有比……更少”,实际表达“至少这么多、不会少于这个数”,常用于加强语气,突出数量之多或出乎意料。

Related Words / 相关词

Literary Works / 文学作品

  • Pride and Prejudice(Jane Austen)
  • Jane Eyre(Charlotte Brontë)
  • Moby-Dick(Herman Melville)
  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(Arthur Conan Doyle)
  • Great Expectations(Charles Dickens)
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