After that they were not as friendly to him as before(保持原意）

题目

After that they were not as friendly to him as before(保持原意）
After that they were ____ friendly to him ____ before

答案

less than
less加形容词或副词的原级构成的也是形容词（副词）的比较级,但是它的意思和more加原级构成的比较级正好相反,是属于劣等比较,也就是说它所表示的程度不如所比较的对象,所以叫做劣等比较,也叫做较低程度的比较,就是“……不及……”的意思,希望我能帮助你解疑释惑.