other than（这里不讲no/nothing/none other than等相关搭配）
1）相当于except, except for除了…之外（不包括）
2）相当于besides, in addition to除了…还（包括）
3）相当于different/differently from不同于，与…不同
4）相当于not, instead of, anything but而非，而不是，绝不是
《COBUILD英汉双解词典》第1366页other词条
other than除了…之外，只有…例外
She never discussed it with anyone other than Derek.
除了德里克以外，她从不和任何人讨论此事。
I don’t have a thing with me other than this coat. 除了这件外衣，我身边什么也没有。
There was no noise other than a muted organ. 除了柔和的风琴声，再没有别的声音。
《COBUILD英汉双解词典》第2027页than词条
than用于“rather than”和“other than”短语中，以连接并对照两者，表“…而不”、“除…外”之义
He chose the stairs rather than the lift. 他选用了楼梯而没乘电梯。
She likes to keep things rather than throw them away.
她喜欢把东西留着而不愿把它们扔掉。
There’s no choice other than to reopen his case. 除了重新打开他的箱子别无他法。
《文馨当代英汉词典》第1857页than词条
than（接在other, otherwise, else等之后，常用于否定句）除…之外；除…以外
I have no other friends than you. = I have no friend but you. 除你之外，我没有其他朋友。
It was no/none other than the queen. = It was the queen herself. 那正是女王本人。
I could not do otherwise than wait. 我除了等待，别无他法。
He did nothing else than laugh. 他只是笑笑而已。
《文馨当代英汉词典》第1305页other词条
other than…(1)除了：
There is nobody here other than him. 除了他之外，这里就没有人。
other than…(2)以外的，和…不一样的：
We expected something other than this. 我们期望的不是这样的事。
other than…(3)不…（= not）：
He’s other than honest. 他不诚实。
《韦氏高阶英汉双解词典》第1468页other词条
other than 1): not including除了…以外
We’re open very day other than (= except, except for) Sunday.
除了星期天以外，我们每天都开门。
other than 2): different from不同于…的
Could we have something other than cereal (= something that is not cereal) for breakfast?
早餐我们能不能不吃麦片，改吃点别的？
We never saw him drink anything other than beer. (= we only saw him drink beer)
除了啤酒，我们从未看到过他喝别的什么饮料。
other than 3): in a different way from a specified way用不同的方式
She’s never spoken other than kindly of him. (= she has only spoken about him in a kind way)
说起他的时候，她总是一副友好的样子。
other than 4): except除了
Take no orders other than from me. 只许听我的命令。
No one may enter other than by special permission.
除非有特别的许可，否则任何人都不得入内。
You can’t get there other than by boat. 要到那里只能坐船。
《COBUILD英汉双解词典》第1366页other词条
be other than不同于；并非（像表面上或人们希望看到的那样）
He may be quite other than he seems. 他可能和看上去的完全不一样。
We cannot pretend to be other than we are.
我们是什么样的人就是什么样的，没法装假。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》第2158页rather词条
rather than而非；胜于；而不是
The problem was psychological rather than physiological.
问题是心理方面的而不是生理方面的。
Sedge is similar in appearance to grass but has a solid rather than a hollow stem.
莎草看上去和普通的草没什么两样，但其草茎是实芯的而不是空芯的。
The dark star in Nova Muscae 1991 is a black hole rather than a neutron star.
在1991年苍蝇座中的暗星其实是一个黑洞而非中子星。
When I’m going out in the evening I use the bike if I can rather than the car.
我晚上要外出的时候，我宁愿骑自行车而不是开车。
《COBUILD英汉双解词典》第1598页rather词条
rather than而不是
I have used familiar English names rather than scientific Latin ones.
我用的是常见的英文名称，而不是拉丁学名。
Rather than disappoint him he did two quick tricks.
为了不使他们失望，他临时耍了两套魔术。
《朗文当代高级英语辞典》第五版第2077页rather词条
rather than: instead of而不是
I think you’d call it a lecture rather than a talk. 我说啊，这是训斥，不是谈话。
Rather than go straight to university why not get some work experience first?
与其直接上大学，为什么不先取得一点工作经验呢？
Bryson decided to quit rather than accept the new rules.
布莱森决定辞职而不接受新规定。
《麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典》第1715页rather词条
rather than而不是
Doug chose to quit rather than admit that he’d made a mistake.
道哥选择放弃而不是承认他犯了错。
Rather than criticizing your husband, why not find out if there’s something wrong?
不要指责你的丈夫，为什么不查看一下是不是什么地方出了问题呢？
We want the matter settled sooner rather than later.
我们想尽快解决问题，不想拖到以后再办。
再复习一下：
other than
1）相当于except, except for除了…之外（不包括）
2）相当于besides, in addition to除了…还（包括）
3）相当于different/differently from不同于，与…不同
4）相当于not, instead of, anything but而非，而不是，绝不是
（高考英语真题的完形填空、单项选择都考查过other than的含义）
2017年8月24日
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