量词 “fewer” 和 “less” 的含义相似,它们都可以用来谈论两个或两组事物中的一个或一组 “少一点,少一些”。什么时候用 “fewer”?什么时候用 “less”?“一分钟英语” 节目辨析这两个词被用来比较事物时的用法区别。
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Hi, I'm Sam from BBC Learning English, and today we are going to look at the difference between lessand fewerwhen comparing things. ez14f$cJ+
It's actually very simple – we usefewerwith countable nouns andlesswith uncountable nouns, but even native speakers get this wrong, so let's have a look at some examples: mMw--Gc?
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There are fewerrestaurants and fewercafes. #Dp]S,e
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'Cafes' and 'restaurants' are countable nouns – you can count them on your fingers, and you can make them plural – so we use fewer. P$zhMnAAN
'Pollution' and 'traffic' are uncountable nouns – you can't count them on your fingers, and you can't make them plural – so we use less. hf\/2Vl
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1 “Fewer” 用来修饰可数名词。 tF:AqR:(~
There are fewerrestaurants and fewercafes. w_P2\B^
2 “Less” 用来修饰不可数名词。 R.KznJ
There islesstraffic andlesspollution. 6E{(_i