“If Not More Important Than” 用法详解

在英语中，“if not more important than” 是一个常见的比较结构，用于强调某事物至少与另一事物同等重要，甚至可能更重要。 它通常出现在正式或半正式的书面语和演讲中，是提升语言表达层次的实用句型。

一、基本结构

该短语的基本结构为：
[A] is as important as [B], if not more important than [B].

其中：

• A：被强调的对象
• B：用于比较的参照对象
• “if not more important than B” 是插入语，表示“甚至可能比 B 更重要”

二、典型例句

• Education is as important as economic development, if not more important than it.
• Trust is as important as communication in a relationship, if not more important than it.
• Critical thinking is as important as technical skills in the modern workplace, if not more important than them.

三、使用注意事项

1. 该结构中的代词（如 it / them）应与前面的名词在数上保持一致。
2. 口语中常省略后半部分的重复名词，但写作中建议保留以确保清晰。
3. 不可用于否定句或疑问句，仅用于肯定陈述。

四、同义替代表达

• …just as important as…, if not more so.
• …at least as important as…
• …possibly even more important than…