(a)few 与(a)little 的用法区别 一、(a) few 与 (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 的 little 和 few 含有否定意义,表示数量很少或几乎 没有,强调“少”;带有 a 的 little 和 few 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。 。