English - little,a little,a few,few的区别
few、a few、little、a little的区别和联系:
few / a few(形容词)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:a few people/few people有几个人/没有几个人
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(形容词)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:a little salt/little salt一点盐/没有多少盐
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?