英語中a few和a little都有“一些”的含義,怎樣區分呢?
1、a few 和可數名詞連用。
如:a few penciles, a few books,a few places
2、a little 和不可數名詞連用。
如:a little milk,a little fresh air,a little beef
3、many 和much的比較和a few ,a little相近
many 用於可數名詞,much用於不可數名詞。
如:many students,many tables,much water,much sugar
4、但a lot of 則可用於可數或不可數名詞。
如:a lot of boats(可數),a lot of rice(不可數)
a few和a little雖然有“一些”的含義,但表達的數量是比較小的,近似於a small number或a small quantity。
5、few 和 little 是具有否定含義的詞,相當於 not...many和 not... much。我們比較一下:
She has a few good friends.(雖然不多,但也有一些好朋友)
She has few good friends.=She doesn't have many good friends.(幾乎沒有什麼好朋友,近似於無)
We have a little water.(雖然不多,但還是有一點水)
We have little water.=We don't have much water.(幾乎沒什麼水了,相當於沒有)
6、a few=a small number
many=a large number
a little=a small quantity
much=a large quantity
比如:They have a small quantity of money.(money不可數)
She has a small number of apples.(apple可數)
We don't have a large number of cars.(car可數)
They have a large quantity of salt in store.(rice不可數)
大家使用這幾個詞的時候,一定要注意名詞是可數的還是不可數的。