The meeting was attended by no less a person than the President of the United States.
由于我不懂得 no less a person than 的含义,无法翻译这个句子。
no less a person (a thing) than 用以表达惊奇、赞赏的口气,有时则具有讽刺含义,可以译为“竟然”“正是……本人”。上面的句子可以译为:出席会议的竟然是美国总统本人。类例:
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She spoke on no less a subject than the future of the human race ... 她竟谈论起人类的未来这个题目来了……
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It will be a very grand occasion. No less a person than the Queen herself will perform the opening ceremony. 那将是一次盛典。女王将亲自主持开幕典礼。
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“It’s a stupid brute of a dog she has.” “Nevertheless, since it was breed champion last year at no less a place than Crumlin it must be worth a lot of money.” “她的那条狗是一个蠢头蠢脑的东西。”“然而去年它竟在克伦林赢得良种狗冠军，所以一定非常值钱。”
单独使用的 no less 也具有此种含义：
Good heavens! It's the President himself, no less! 天哪！原来竟是总统本人。
no less than 见 no less than
none the less 见 none the less/nonetheless
lesser/less 见 less/lesser