than 在以下句子的用法
问题描述：
than 在以下句子的用法
In deed,his classification into any other rank than this world seriously understate his impact on the world .的确,将他划入任何其他行列,都可能大大淡化他对世界的影响.
than 在这句话中的用法是什么呢?怎么理解
写错了，应该是would不是world
In deed,his classification into any other rank than this would seriously understate his impact on the world
答
不就是表示比较吗?
any other rank 和this(rank)比较
说明他最宜classify into this rank