Y5一道数学题: 'x times as many' vs 'x times more than'

峨嵋高手

有道题目是这样的:

If one square has three times the perimeter of another, how much larger is its area?

给的答案是9 times.但我觉得应该是8 times, 因为问的是how much 'larger', 不是how many times the?

请问我的理解对吗?

limit-2010

其实是一个英文题哈：

http://english.stackexchange.com ... r-x-times-more-than

This is indeed a classic. The question has been asked many times around the web, and there appear to be two schools: one that agrees with you, and one that thinks both constructions are OK and takes both to mean 15 sweets. I think those people are nuts, but hey they might be the majority. I say, why use a construction that is either illogical or ambiguous when you have a perfectly good alternative? But language isn't logical, especially not idiom, so I suppose I cannot call my argument objective. I think "3 times more" as 15 sweets total is acceptable to most people, though I'd never use it. You will even see it in newspapers. The exact same problem exists in Dutch, with the same sides to choose between.

就是说理论上来讲你的理解是对的（我也是这样认为），但是真的就有人认为两者是一样的意思，
所以不得不被迫接受这个说法了

峨嵋高手

limit-2010 发表于 2015-2-18 13:07
其实是一个英文题哈：

http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/7894/x-times-as-many-as-or-x-times- ...

谢谢答复...

这样看来你的签名似乎更make sense了.

pancak

同意！

wenwenmum

should be 8