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"Not less than" 또는 "no less than"
Hoze
2014. 4. 18. 18:29
"Not less than X" is an alternative way of saying "X or higher/more", or "at least X".
It usually forms part of some formal condition:
"Applicants for migration must ensure they have not less than $20,000 in immediately accessible private funds."
But
"His diet is going really well. He has lost no less than 15 kilos already."
That is not saying "at least 15 kilos"; it's more or less exactly 15 kilos, but it's emphasizing the amount he's actually lost when a lower amount might have been expected.
"He was expecting to have lost 20 kilos by now, but he's managed to shed no more than 5 kilos."