1.
sb/sth is not more A than B表示“与其说sb/sth是B,不如说是A”
eg:He is not more an artist than a philosopher.
与其说他是位艺术家,不如说他是位哲学家
2.
not so much...as“与其说……不如说”.
Science moves forward,they say,not so much through the insights of great men of genius as because of more ordinary things like improved techniques and tools.
他们说,科学的发展与其说源于天才伟人的真知灼见,不如说源于改进了的技术和工具等更为普通的东西.