にもましてEven -er than, Even more than, More than anything, More than anybody, More than ever

にもまして is a structure used to imply that something has surpassed a certain point, and will be used particularly when that thing was at a consistent level in the past, but has now risen. Common translations include 'more than ever, (B)', or 'even more than (A), (B)'.

にもまして is simply a combination of the case-marking particle に, the adverbial particle も 'even', and the て-form of the う-Verb 増(ま)す 'to increase'. The に will be attached to a noun which it is marking as the comparison point from which 増(ま)す indicates an increase or growth. This means that the literal translation is simply 'even increasing from (A), (B)'.

• 今年(ことし)は去年(きょねん)にもまして、湿気(しっけ)が多(おお)い。

  This year is even more humid than last year.
• ちゃんと薬(くすり)を飲(の)んで体(からだ)を休(やす)ませたのに、昨日(きのう)にもまして腹痛(ふくつう)がひどい。

  I took the proper medication and rested my body, but my stomach ache is even worse than yesterday.

This pattern will regularly follow words like 誰(だれ) 'who', 何(なに) 'what', or いつ 'when'. In these cases, (A) is just being expressed as 'anyone', 'anything', or 'ever', rather than something more specific.

• 斎藤(さいとう)くんは誰(だれ)にもまして仕事(しごと)を一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)やってくれるからものすごく助(たす)かっている。

  Saito-kun works harder than anyone else, so he is very helpful.
• このプロジェクトを成功(せいこう)させることは、何(なに)にもまして大切(たいせつ)なんだ。

  Succeeding in this project is more important than anything else.
• 彼女(かのじょ)はいつにもまして輝(かがや)いている。

  She is shining brighter than ever.