Shana
Hi! In what case may you use "still greater" in daily speeches? Does it only be used in giving blessings formally?
2024年9月6日 07:15
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It’s not clear what you mean by ‘daily speeches’ and ‘giving blessings formally’. ‘Still’ has two meanings in similar contexts. I’m still better at chess than him. (still = continue to be. I was better at chess before and I am better at chess now) My car is older than my dad’s, but my brother’s is older still. (This is the better word order - not ‘still older’. It isn’t formal but it sounds a bit better than ‘… my brother’s is older than mine.’) I changed the adjective in the example because ‘greater’ can often (not always!) sound wrong or imprecise.
2024年9月7日 05:38
Hi Shana The general form is: X is still greater than Y (in the context of comparing). The "still" would add an element of time. Examples: * "The amount of rainfall this year is still greater than the amount of rain fall last year" As far as the context of giving blessings ...Im having a bit of difficulty finding a related phrase. Could you give us an example?
2024年9月8日 16:04
English generally does not use "more great or more greater" it is claimed that great and greater already imply "more". However you will hear natives use it all the time. It can be a little controversial.
2024年9月6日 15:20
In English, you are not allowed to say "more greater", "more bigger", "more happier", etc. Those expressions sound very bad. Instead, we have other expressions that serve the same purpose, but sound good: "still greater" "even greater" "far better" "much better" "way better" "a lot better"
2024年9月6日 11:58
Even though I've been learning Chinese for about 20 years, your knowledge of the Chinese language is still greater than mine. Much greater in fact. It's not even close yet. "Still greater" basically means "continues to be bigger" or "continues to be better".
2024年9月6日 09:34
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