Noun + にもまして

[More than; even more than; above all]

Connection: Noun + にもまして

Usage: Expresses that something surpasses a reference point in degree. Used to compare and emphasize that the current situation exceeds what came before or what is being compared to.

Common patterns:

• 以前にもまして (even more than before)
• 何にもまして (more than anything)
• 去年にもまして (even more than last year)

Examples:

今年は去年にもまして暑い夏だった。(This year's summer was even hotter than last year's.)

何にもまして健康が大切だ。(Health is more important than anything.)

以前にもまして、彼女は美しくなった。(She has become even more beautiful than before.)