Question

few, a few, little, a little的用法有何区别？

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。