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few, a few与little, a little的用法异同:
1. few 和 a few 之后接可数名词的复数形式。few 表示数量很少或几乎没有,强调“少”,含有否定意义;a few 表示数量虽然少但毕竟还有,强调“有”,含有肯定意义。比较:
His theory is very difficult, and few people understand it. 他的理论很深奥,没有几个人能懂。
His theory is very difficult, but a few people understand it. 他的理论很深奥,但是有些人懂。
2. little 和 a little 之后接不可数名词,其区别跟 few 和 a few 之间的`区别相似。如:
Unfortunately, I had little money on me. 很不巧,我身上没带什么钱。
Fortunately, I had a little money on me. 幸好我身上带着一点钱。
3. 一般说来,在 only, still, can, quite, not 等词之后通常用带有不定冠词的 a few 或 a little,而在 very, some, the, no, so, too 等词之后通常用不带冠词的 few 或 little。如:
He was not a little surprised. 他大为吃惊。
There’s only a little left. 只剩下一点点。
I have so little time to enjoy myself. 我娱乐时间很少。
Very few people understand what he said. 几乎没什么人懂他的话。
4.两者的比较等级变化分别为 few, fewer, fewest (后接可数名词复数),little, less, least (后接不可数名词)。如:
Who has the fewest mistakes? 谁的错误最少?
He is the best teacher even though he has the least experience. 他尽管经验最少,但教得最好。
You ought to smoke fewer cigarettes and drink less beer. 你应该少抽烟,少喝啤酒。
注:在现代英语的非正式文体中,有时人们也将 less, least 用于复数名词前,不过这种用法有不少人反对,初学者不宜仿用。如(www.yywords.com):
There are fewer [less] cars on the road at night. 晚上路上的汽车要少些。
5. few 和 little 前除受不定冠词修饰表示肯定意义外,若受其他限定词的修饰也表肯定意义。如:
She was among the few who have read the book. 她是少数读过这本书的人之一。
Her few possessions were sold after her death. 她那点儿财产死后就被卖掉了。
The little of his work that I have seen seems excellent. 我所看到的他那一小部分工作似乎非常出色。
注:a man [person] of few words (沉默寡言的人)是习词,其中的 few 前不用冠词或其他限定词。
2. a few 与 a little 都表示肯定的意思,指“有一点,有一些”。具体区别:
(1) a few 后加可数名词复数
(2)a little 后加不可数名词单数。
e.g. I'm going to buy a few bananas.
I can speak only a little Chinese.
3. a little 与 little 也可以用作副词, 表示“有点”“稍稍” 表示“很少”
2、限用不同的'场合不同:
little和few的这种用法主要限于书面英语(可能由于在日常会话中little和few容易被误认为是 a little/a few)。
因此,在日常会话中little和few通常由hardly any替代,也可以由动词否定式+much/many替代。
3、意思不同:
a little 与 little 也可以用作副词,表示“有点”“稍稍” 表示“很少”。few 和 a few 不用作副词。few 与 little 作形容词用,都表示“几乎没有”,相当于一个否定词。
4、强调不同:
little 和 few 强调少,可能是数量上的少,具体情况看修饰的名词。a little和a few强调有一些,比“少”要多一点。
alittle和little辨析:
区别:
little 后面加单数不可数名词。作形容词用,都表示“几乎没有”,相当于一个否定词。
a little 后面加单数不可数名词。表示肯定的意思,指“有一点,有一些”。
相同:
a little与little可以用作副词,表示“有点”“稍稍” 表示“很少”。
few、a few、little、a little
few/a few用来修饰可数名词,few表示否定意义,没有,几乎没有;
a few表示有肯定意思,有几个。例如:
He has few friends here, he feels lonely.
他这里没朋友,他感觉寂寞。
There are a few eggs in the basket.篮子里有几个鸡蛋。
little/a little用来修饰不可数名词,little表示否定意思,没有,几乎没有。
a little 表示肯定意思,有一点儿。
例如:
There is little ink in my bottle, can you give me a little ink?
我的瓶子里没有墨水了,你能给我点儿墨水吗?
辩析:
1、few 与 little 作形容词用,都表示“几乎没有”,相当于一个否定词。
具体区别:
(1) few 后面跟复数可数名词。e.g. few books few students
(2) little 后面跟单数不可数名词。e.g. little water little food
e.g.He has few friends.他没有几个朋友。
They has little money.他们没有什麽钱
2、a few 与 a little 都表示肯定的意思,指“有一点,有一些”。
具体区别:
(1) a few 后加可数名词复数
(2)a little 后加不可数名词单数。
e.g.I'm going to buy a few bananas.
I can speak only a little Chinese.
3、a little 与 little 也可以用作副词,表示“有点”“稍稍”表示“很少”
e.g.----Can you speak English?
----Yes, but only a little.
This book is a little more difficult than that one.
( 可修饰形容词比较级)
She slept little last night.昨天晚上,她没有怎么睡觉。
★ few的用法总结