请教more than 的用法

joywzy

1. Founded in 1983, the magazine has since more than doubled its circulation and its advertising. (C-p22-11)

2. The number of undergraduate degrees in engineering awarded by colleges and universities in the United States more than doubled from 1978 to 1985. (B-p177-6)

在这两题中,more than 是什么意思?谢谢.

siebel

可以理解为增加的意思。

renprince

比两倍多还多

mike1999

做副词！

joywzy

张道真的那本语法里查不到是做什么用的？

1stzhang

more than 在这两句话中是副词much的比较级，修饰动词doubled,表示不仅仅是double,而是超过了double这一概念。此类用法在英语中还比较多.例如：He is more than intereted in the book.

joywzy

谢谢，明白了。