few作形容詞時意思是很少的;少數的;幾個。作代詞時意思是少數。作名詞時意思是少量。英式讀法是[fju?]。美式讀法是[fju?]。
相關例句:
用作形容詞 (adj.)
1、We saw few students there.
我們在那兒幾乎沒看見學生。
2、The sunny intervals we were promised have been few and far between.
我們原可望能有幾陣晴天,結果卻很稀少。
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單詞解析:
1、變形:
比較級:?fewer?
最高級:?fewest?
名詞:?fewness
2、用法:
pron. (代詞)
1)few用作代詞時,意思是“很少,幾個”,作主語時謂語動詞須用復數形式。
2)only?few, so?few相當於few,表示否定; some?few相當於some,表示肯定。
3、詞義辨析:
adj. (形容詞)
no fewer than, not fewer than
這兩個詞的意思表示的主觀意願不同:no fewer than表示“幾乎壹樣多”; not fewer than則表示“最少壹樣多或更多”。試比較:
1)There were no fewer than 1000 people at the meeting. 到會人數竟達壹千人之多。
2)There were not fewer than 1000 people at the meeting. 到會人數至少也有壹千人。
參考資料:
百度百科-few