"much less" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 更不用说

Definition

用于强调某件事比刚提到的另一件事更不可能、难以实现或真实。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于否定句后，强调对比。“much less”类似中文“更不用说”，常出现在两件事难度递进时。也可用“更别说”、“更谈不上”。

Examples

He can't swim, much less dive.

他不会游泳，**更不用说**潜水了。

I can't afford a bike, much less a car.

我买不起自行车，**更不用说**汽车了。

She doesn't have time to eat breakfast, much less cook dinner.

她连吃早餐的时间都没有，**更不用说**做晚饭了。

I've never even been to Spain, much less learned Spanish.

我连西班牙都没去过，**更不用说**学西班牙语了。

No one finished the test in an hour, much less thirty minutes.

没有人在一小时内做完考试，**更不用说**三十分钟了。

I didn't get a reply, much less an apology.

我没有收到回复，**更不用说**道歉了。