许多书上说other than只提到“除了……之外”一个意思，有必要给大家说说。

other than有两种意思：

1.是用来表示否定意义，即“不同于（= different from)，非（= not)"

The truth is quite other than what you think.

事实真相和你们想的完全不一样。

We have done many experiments other than this one. 我们做了与这个实验不同的许多实验。

Here is a IC card other than yours.

这里有一张的 IC 卡，不是你的。（原意为：这里有一张不同于你的IC 卡）

She can't do other than I have done. 他能做的同我已经做的不会不同。

Certainly, my associates and pursuits shall be other than they have been.

当然，现在我所来往的人，我所追求的事物，将和以前不同。

She bought some books other than novels. 她买了几本书，但都不是小说。

We have done many undergraduate courses other than this one.

我们读了与这门课不同的许多大学课程。

She seldom appears other than happy.

她总是看起来很幸福。

2.是用来表示排除意义，即“除了”，相当于 except。（一般用于否定陈述后）除了…以外：

There is nobody here other than me.除了我以外没有别人。

You can go there other than by swimming.除了游泳以外你无法到哪里。

The journey by road to Wolverhampton is not recommended to anyone other than the most experienced cyclist.

除了经验非常丰富的自行车手外，建议其他人不要走去伍尔弗汉普顿的那条路。

He has no friend other than you.

他除你之外就没有别的朋友了。

The old man wanted to see nobody other than his grandson.

除了他的孙子之外，这个老人谁也不想见。

I have not studied any language other than Chinese. 除了汉语以外，我没学过任何其它语言。

He could never ever give any responses to his captor other than name, rank, serial number and date of birth.

除姓名、军衔、部队编号和出生年月外，他再也不肯回答俘获他的人的任何问题。

Sue never carried anything other than the teeniest purse.

休从来都只带着一只小钱包。

She makes no reference to any feminist work other than her own

除了自己的之外，她没有提及其他女权主义著作。

Other than blowing up a tyre I hadn't done any car maintenance.

除了给轮胎充气外，我没做过任何汽车保养。

I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free.

我没有雄心大志，只求自由自在地过幸福生活。

No mammals other than people may enter the country without lengthy quarantine.

除人之外，所有的哺乳动物进入这个国家都必须经过长期隔离。

Nothing other than an immediate custodial sentence could be justified

只有判决即时监禁才算合理。

You can't get there other than on foot.

你只能步行去那里。

I have never known him to behave other than selfishly.

我从没见过他除了自私还有别的行为。

There is no way out other than the fire escape.

除了防火梯外没有别的出路。

She could do nothing other thansmile. 她只能笑笑。

The presence of elements other than iron will greatly affect the physical

properties of steel.

除铁以外的其它元素的存在将大大影响钢的物理性质。

You should have prepared something other than lamb and ratatouille.

除了羊肉和蔬菜杂烩之外，你本应再准备点儿别的。

There are similar charges if you want to cash a cheque at a branch other than your own.

如果你想在开户行以外的网点兑现支票，也要收取类似的费用。

The doctor advised about many things other than medicine.

除了药，医生还做了很多医嘱。

No fuels other than petroleum will be fit for this purpose. 除石油外其他燃料都将不适于这种用途。

We can think of no other example than this. 除了这个例子以外，我们想不出别的来了。

I don't know any Russian people other than you.

除了你，我不认识别的俄罗斯人。

I am going away in June but other than that I'll be here all summer.

我六月份外出；除此以外，我整个夏天都在这里。

3. none (no) other than 作“不是别的，正是...”

Her first customer was none other than Mrs Blair.

她的第一位顾客竟然是布莱尔夫人。

It was none other than Mr. Wang.

不是旁人而正是王先生。

It was none other than Mr. Smith.这正是Smith先生。

It was none other than my head teacher.

不是别人，正是我的班主任。

Ms. Liao is no other than our teacher.

廖女士正是我们的老师。

The tall man that I saw was no (或none) other than Comrade Wang. 我看见那个高个子不是别人，正是王同志。

He called together all his employees and announced that the manager was none other than his son.

他把所有的员工召集到一起，宣布经理不是别人，正是他的儿子。

The tall figure that you saw was none other than our manager.

你所见的那位身材魁梧的先生不是别人正是我们的经理。

The leggy beauty was none other than our own Angelababy.

这位长腿美女不是别人，正是咱们的Angelababy。

It is none other than zinc. 这就是锌。

4.other than后可接代词、名词、副词或不定式（other than前的谓语动词为do（does,did）时，不定式可以带to，也可以不带to）：

There was nothing to do other than waite.除了等待，别无选择。

He neverspeaks to me other than to ask for something.

他除了向我要东西，从不跟我说话。

There isn’t anything to do other than to wait to see what happens.

除了等着看将发生什么事情之外没有别的办法。

We missed the last bus so there was no choice other than to walk home.

我们错过了最后一班公交车，所以除了走回家别无选择。

Do other than accept.去做而不是接受。

I can't do other than obey.我不能做什么只能接受。

注意： rather than：这个词组的意思是“而不是”。后可跟名词、代词或动词。

He needed a teacher rather than a girlfriend.

他需要一个老师，而不是女朋友。

What made you choose this one rather than the other?

你怎么选了这个而不是那个？

It now seems a probability rather than just a possibility.

这件事似乎十拿九稳，而不是仅有可能。

Our main job is to preserve health rather than treat illness.

我们的主要职责是保健而不是治病。

It now seems a probability rather than just a possibility.

这件事似乎十拿九稳，而不是仅有可能。

The report was a device used to hide rather than reveal problems.

这份报告不是揭露问题而是为掩盖问题而耍的花招。

I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee.

我想要冷饮，不要咖啡。

Consumption rather than saving has become the central feature of contemporary societies.

现代社会的主要特征是消费而不是储蓄。

It would be better to transport the goods by rail rather than by road.

用铁路运送这批货物会比用公路好。

Many workers opted to leave their jobs rather than take a pay cut.

许多工人宁肯下岗也不接受减薪。

She thought it best to humour him rather than get into an argument.

她想最好是顺他的意，而不和他争吵。

Older parents seem to be the norm rather than the exception nowadays.

生育较晚的大龄父母在今天似乎成了常事，而不是个例。

Their problems were circumstantial rather than personal.

他们的困难是环境而非个人所致。

Europe has got used to following rather than leading the pack.

欧洲已经习惯了跟从，而不是领头儿。

We're looking for people who have experience rather than paper qualifications.

我们要找有经验的人，而不是有文凭的人。

You are buying direct, rather than through an agent.

你这是直接购买，而不是通过代理人。