在这句There is more than meets the eye.中为什么meet后加“s”？

　　在这句There is more than meets the eye.中为什么meet后加鈥渟鈥潱�

　　答：这是一句谚语，意为鈥溝窒蟊澈笥形恼骡�潯９赜谡饫锏膖han，语法家们的意见不甚一致。有的认为它是连词，其后省略了what；有的则认为它是关系代词（或准关系代词）。对于初学者来说，第一种意见似乎比较容易接受。句中的more 为名词，than在这句话中作关系代词，同时在句中兼作主语。than在从句中它可以兼作主语、宾语和表语， 它只和其前的形容词，副词的比较级一起用。其句型为：

　　V鈥�

　　比较级鈥︹��than + （比鈥︹�Ω�鈥︹�Γ�

　　S+V

　　There were more candidates than (=than what was) expected. 候选人比预期的多。(作主语)

　　You spent more money than (=than what) was intended to be spent. (作主语)

　　Lei Feng always did more work than (=than what) was required of him. (作主语)

　　There are better things in the world than (=than what) are dreamed of. (作主语)

　　There is more money than (=than what) is needed. 有比所需要的更多的钱。(作主语)

　　There is more in it than (=than what) you imagine. 其中还有你想象不到的含义。（作宾语）

　　More is meant than meets the ear. 意在言外。

　　There may be more importance in it than (=than what) would seem. (作主语)

　　There is more (to it) than (=than what) meets the eye. (作主语) 现象背后有文章。

　　There were more people present than (=than what) was/ were expected. 来的人比希望来的人多。(作主语)

　　She spent more money than (=than what) was intended. 她花的钱比原来打算的要花得多。(作主语)