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常用詞few用法說明 |
作者:JDG 文章來源:本站原創 點擊數 更新時間:2011-08-21 文章錄入:admin 責任編輯:admin |
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常用詞few用法說明 1. 比較 few 和 a few:兩者均表示復數意義,few 表示數量很少或幾乎沒有,強調“少”,含有否定意義:a few 表示數量雖然少但畢竟還有,強調“有”,含有肯定意義。比較: His ideas are difficult, and few people understand them. 他的想法很難懂,很少有人理解。 His ideas are difficult, but a few people understand them. 他的想法很難懂,但有些人能理解。 由于few本身具有否定意味,所以后接反意疑問句時要用肯定式。如: He has few reasons for staying, has he? 他留下來理由不充分,對吧? 2. 有時為了強調few的意義,表示數量很少,可在其前使用too, so, very,, rather等修飾語。如: There were too few people at the meeting. 參加會議的人寥寥無幾。 There are so few that I can’t give you one. 太少了,我不能給你一個。 We met rather few people who spoke English. 我們沒遇到幾個會講英語的人。 Very few people are really happy with their body shape. 真正對自己體形感到滿意的人很少。 3. 其比較級和最高級分別為 fewer, fewest。如; I’ll try to make fewer mistakes next time. 我下次要少犯一些錯誤。 I’ve got fewer problems than I used to have. 我現在的問題比過去少了。 The translation with the fewest mistakes isn’t always the best. 錯誤最少的譯文并非總是最好的。 4. 用作形容詞,其后可直接跟名詞,無需用 of;但是,若其后名詞之前有限定詞修飾或者是代詞或從句等,則必須要用介詞 of。如: Few of them know this. 他們當中沒幾個人知道這一點。 A few of these books are mine. 這些書當中有幾本是我的。 5. 單獨使用的few是泛指的,但是當它受定冠詞修飾時,它表示特指意義,即用來指指已經確定或熟悉的某個小群體,其意為“為數不多的”“少數的”。如: Guests were crowded into the few remaining rooms. 把客人都擠在剩余的幾個房間里了。 若the few單獨使用(即其后不接名詞),它與the many相對,意思是“少數人”,這是一種非常正式的用法。如: Real power belongs to the few. 真正的權力掌握在少數人手里。 6. 用于what few,其意為“極少的(幾個)”“僅有的(幾個)”,雖然強調數量很少,但仍有一定的肯定意味;這樣用的what與定冠詞的用法相似,用于說明特指的可數名詞,有時可以與定冠詞換用,意思不變。如: What few friends she has are out of the country. 她僅有的幾個朋友都在國外。 The ten men have packed what few belongings they have. 這10個人已將他們僅有的一點行裝打點好了。 |
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