Question

few, a few, little, a little的区别是什么?

Answer 1

few、a few、little、a little的区别和联系：few / a few用来修饰可数名词,few表示否定意义,没有,几乎没有；
a few表示有肯定意思,有几个.例如：
He has few friends here,he feels lonely.
他这里没朋友,他感觉寂寞.
There are a few eggs in the basket.篮子里有几个鸡蛋.
little / a little用来修饰不可数名词,little表示否定意思,没有,几乎没有.
a little 表示肯定意思,有一点儿.例如：
There is little ink in my bottle,can you give me a little ink?
我的瓶子里没有墨水了,你能给我点儿墨水吗?
[考考你]
1.My father has many books,but he has_____ English books.
A.little B.a little C.few D.a few Answer
2.The twins can speak only ___ French.
A.a few B.few C.little D.a little Answer
[辩析]
1.few 与 little 作形容词用,都表示“几乎没有”,相当于一个否定词.具体区别：
(1) few 后面跟复数可数名词.e.g.few books few students
(2) little 后面跟单数不可数名词.e.g.little water little food
e.g.He has few friends.他没有几个朋友.
They has little money.他们没有什麽钱
2.a few 与 a little 都表示肯定的意思,指“有一点,有一些”.具体区别：
(1) a few 后加可数名词复数
（2）a little 后加不可数名词单数.
e.g.I'm going to buy a few bananas.
I can speak only a little Chinese.
3.a little 与 little 也可以用作副词,表示“有点”“稍稍” 表示“很少”
e.g.----Can you speak English?
----Yes,but only a little.
This book is a little more difficult than that one.
（ 可修饰形容词比较级）
She slept little last night.昨天晚上,她没有怎么睡觉.