again的中文意思 ?again表示倍数时的“整整多出”含义解析

A is n times large again as B 和A is n times large as B含义一样吗？都是表示A是B的n倍大吗？

其实它们含义不同，A is n times large as B表示的是我们熟知的A是B的n倍大。那么，A is n times large again as B是什么含义？这里表示A比B整整大（多）出n倍。请看经典例句含义剖析：

The cost is about half as much again as it was two years ago.

现在的价格比两年前提高约一半。

Spending on health is half as much again as it was in 1998.

卫生保健方面的开销比1998年增长了一半。

以上2例摘自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

A similar wine from France would cost you half as much again.

法国类似的一种葡萄酒的价格比这高一半。

《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

This shirt cost me as much again as the last one I bought.

这件衬衫比我上次买的那件贵一倍。

These shoes cost me as much again as the last pair I bought.

买这双鞋比上次买的那双多花了一倍的钱。

My new house is half as large again as my old one.

我的新房比老房大了一半。

试比较：

We have a third as many students in our class as we had last term.

我们班上的学生是上学期的三分之一。

We have a third as many students again in our class as we had last term.

我们班上的学生比上学期多了三分之一。

Houses cost a third as much again this year as they did five years ago.

今年的房价比五年前高了三分之一。

可以转为为：

Houses cost a third more than they did five years ago.

今年的房价比五年前高了三分之一。