(a)few与(a)little的用法区别

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(a)few(a)little的用法区别

一、(a) few (a) little的区别

1. 从所修饰的名词来看:(a) few后接可数名词,且要用复数形式;(a) little后接不可数名词。如:

We had little time to do it. 我们没什么时间做此事。 There’s only a little soup left. 只剩下一点儿汤了。 He has few friends. 他朋友很少。

I’ll only be away a few minutes. 我只离开几分钟。 2. 从所表示的意思来看:上面提到,两者均可表示数量,其主要区别是,(a) few后接可数名词,(a) little后接不可数名词。但是,(a) little还可表示大小。如:

Please accept this little gift.请接受这件小小的礼物。 There are several little towns along the river. 沿河有几个小镇。

注意体会下面两句,前面的little表示形状或个子“小”,后面的little表示数量“少”:

The little boy is very busy. He has little time to play. 这个小男孩很忙,他很少有时间玩。


It’s a little animal. It eats only a little food. 那是一个小动物,它只吃一点点食物。

3. 从各自的词性来看:在词性方面,两者的共同点是,均可用作形容词或代词;其不同点是,(a) little 还可用作副词,用以修饰形容词、副词、动词以及介词短语。如: He is a little tired. 他有点累了。

They are a little bit better now. 现在他们稍好一点了。 You should walk a little faster. 你应该走快一点。 She was only a little over fifty years old.她才五十多一点。

二、有 a 与没有 a 的区别

不带 a littlefew 含有否定意义,表示数量很少或几乎没有,强调“少”;带有a littlefew含有肯定意义,表示数量虽然少但毕竟还有,强调“有”。比较:

Few people like such things. 没什么人喜欢那样的东西。 A few people like such things. 有少数人喜欢那样的东西。 He knows little English. 他几乎不懂英语 He knows a little English. 他懂一点点英语


注意,当few前不带 a,但带有the, some these, those等修饰语时,也表示肯定意义。如:

Some few have already left. 有几个已经离开了。

The last few winters have been very cold.过去几个冬天都很冷。

The first few chapters are about his early days.前几章谈他的少年时期。




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