2014年12月2日 · Though more so spelled as two words, the one-word moreso gained ground despite the disapproval of usage authorities. More so strictly means that to a greater degree, and so refers to an adjective or adverb used earlier. E.g.: Gina is studious, and Eleanor is more so

2022年3月11日 · "All research contributions are equal: some more so than others." "These following Etudes are admittedly ridiculous to play through; some more so than others." Not quite sure what these all have in common, but there seems an attempt to downplay certain parts of the set: all are bad but some are worse, or all have some X but some only have a ...

2021年5月1日 · All the more so is another way of saying even more so or even more the case or even truer. That's to say: the statement applies more strongly in these circumstances. That's to say: the statement applies more strongly in these circumstances.

It wasn't as if he didn't work just as hard as I did --- more so, probably. It's just an example sentence I quoted from a dictionary. I know the definition of "more so" but does more so in this case

2014年12月28日 · In this case "so" is standing in for "true". You are in effect saying "it must be truer now than it was 50 years ago". Of course, the reader would probably expect a reason! Consider also whether it's semantically correct for the argument you're making to say something is somewhat true at one point and more true at another point.

2017年5月25日 · The OED says “more so” (as well as “moreso”) is derived from the earlier use of “more” with “ellipsis of the word or sentence modified.” That is, it comes from the use of “more” by itself to modify missing words, as in. I found the first …

make an already sweet cake that much more so. It means: that much sweeter. Whatever something already is, it will be even more that way: the idiom is: that much more so, where the so refers to the state or quality of the thing being intensified. The expression has to be taken as a whole like this: that much more [sweet, dangerous, so].

2018年4月29日 · more so than is the case Food and the History of Taste. A comparative of inn &restaurant ... a blending of the two to enhance the modern eatery (the resaurant) with some inn like qualities (ie sequestered places for groups to eat, and more choices on the menu).

2010年10月7日 · If X is made "all the more agreeable", it implies that X was already fairly agreeable to begin with, or that it was made more agreeable by something else previously addressed in the discourse, and this new thing makes X even more agreeable than that. –

2020年12月29日 · The "even more so" leads the speaker to believe that something has been referred to and this phrase indicates more of it, but the thing referred to is a negative thing. So there is a confusion, momentary or not, whether the speaker is recommending more of something or has more negative recommendation for it. The second form is, therefore, clearer.