GRAMMAR DETAIL

にもまして

even more than

Emphasizes that the current degree is greater than an existing standard or previous state.

Examples

今年は例年にもまして暑さが厳しい。

The heat is even more intense this year than in an average year.

今日は昨日にもまして風が強い。

The wind is even stronger today than it was yesterday.

今年の桜は昨年にもまして美しい。

This year's cherry blossoms are even more beautiful than last year's.

Structure: Attach にもまして to a noun naming a comparison baseline to indicate an even greater degree than that baseline.
Basic usage: 今日は昨日にもまして風が強い。 means that the wind today is even stronger than yesterday.

Emphasis compared with より
- 昨日より強い compares the strength with yesterday's. 昨日にもまして強い highlights the degree as even further beyond that baseline.
Distinction from connective まして
- In 昨年にもまして美しい, 昨年 is the comparison baseline. Its role differs from the connective まして, which introduces an ‘all the more so’ statement.