核心问题
He doesn't know physics, still more astronomy.
他连物理学都不懂,更不用说天文学了。
上面的英文句子对吗?
词典解答
上面的英文句子是错误的。still more 和 still less 虽然都用作准并列连词,并且都可译作“更不用说”,但它们的用法却有本质上的区别:still more 用在肯定句之后,而 still less 用在
否定句之后:
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I am sorry for his failure, still more for his ill-health. 我对他的失败很遗憾,对他的健康欠佳尤感遗憾。
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He can manage the most complicated movements, still more a simple trick like this. 他能够做各种最复杂的动作,更不用说那么简单的一招了。
(参见 still less/let alone)