以下是引用LES在2004-4-17 12:33:00的发言:101. Even though (the direct costs of malpractice disputes) amounted to (less than one percent of the $541 billion the nation spent on health car) last year, doctors say fear of lawsuits plays a major role in health-care inflation.
见上句子结构,disputes 这里是名词。amounted to 是谓语动词。amount to 与 a sum 语义重复。lower 是长度概念:比…矮;比…短;less 是数量概念:比…少。 P.S. 刚刚发现OG还有一条解释很重要:lower 是形容词,不可以做介词 to 的宾语。而less 这里是名词词性,可以做介词的宾语。
from longman:
lower:
3
smaller in number or amount ᅳopposite higherTemperatures will be lower over the weekend.
Foreign workers have fewer rights and get lower wages.
I got lower grades than the other students in my class. 4 [only before noun]less important than something else of the same type ᅳopposite higherthe lower levels of management
所以我觉得lower不止是只表示数量概念:比…矮;比…短。
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