常用用法pron. (代詞)few用作代詞時(shí),意思是“很少,幾個(gè)”,作主語時(shí)謂語動(dòng)詞須用復(fù)數(shù)形式。 only few, so few相當(dāng)于few,表示否定; some few相當(dāng)于some,表示肯定。 返回 few詞語辨析adj. (形容詞)no fewer than, not fewer than這兩個(gè)詞的意思表示的主觀意愿不同:no fewer than表示“幾乎一樣多”; not fewer than則表示“最少一樣多或更多”。試比較:There were no fewer than 1000 people at the meeting. 到會(huì)人數(shù)竟達(dá)一千人之多。There were not fewer than 1000 people at the meeting. 到會(huì)人數(shù)至少也有一千人。pron. (代詞)few, a fewfew的意思是“很少的…,幾乎沒有的…”,表示“雖然有,但很少”,強(qiáng)調(diào)“少”,表示否定的意思; a few的意思是“少數(shù)的…,幾個(gè)…,一些…”,表示“雖然少,但還有”,強(qiáng)調(diào)“有”,表示肯定之意,兩者之間的差別主要是主觀上的,而不是實(shí)際數(shù)字上的差別。例如:There are few people in the room.房間里沒有幾個(gè)人。(雖有但少)There are a few people in the room.房間有幾個(gè)人。(雖少但有)few, little這兩個(gè)詞都有“很少”“沒多少”的意思,都表示否定含意。few用于可數(shù)名詞前,與many相對(duì); little用在不可數(shù)名詞前,與much相對(duì)。little,few,several這幾個(gè)詞用作形容詞時(shí)均含“少量的”之意。little只修飾不可數(shù)名詞,含否定意義。few只修飾可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式,側(cè)重指數(shù)量非常少,給人一種模糊概念,含否定意義。several修飾可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式,指至少有3個(gè),但不會(huì)超過5、6個(gè)。 返回 few