1. be meant for 为……准备的
The chair was clearly meant for a child.
这椅子显然是专为儿童预备的
。2. less...than 与其说……倒不如说……
They claim to perceive in our policy a devious, self-seeking strategy that was influenced less by the facts than by a preconceived theory.
他们声称从我们的政策中看到了一种不正当的、专为追求私利的战略思想,这与其说是从事实出发的,倒不如说是受了先入为主理论的影响
。