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量詞 “fewer” 和 “l(fā)ess” 的含義相似，它們都可以用來(lái)談?wù)搩蓚€(gè)或兩組事物中的一個(gè)或一組 “少一點(diǎn)，少一些”。什么時(shí)候用 “fewer”？什么時(shí)候用 “l(fā)ess”？“一分鐘英語(yǔ)” 節(jié)目辨析這兩個(gè)詞被用來(lái)比較事物時(shí)的用法區(qū)別。

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Hi, I'm Sam from BBC Learning English, and today we are going to look at the difference between less and fewer when comparing things.

It's actually very simple – we use fewer with countable nouns and less with uncountable nouns, but even native speakers get this wrong, so let's have a look at some examples:

I moved recently, and comparing my old area to my new neighbourhood, I can say:

There are fewer restaurants and fewer cafes.

And there is less traffic and less pollution.

'Cafes' and 'restaurants' are countable nouns – you can count them on your fingers, and you can make them plural – so we use fewer.

'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.

用法總結(jié)

1. “Fewer” 用來(lái)修飾可數(shù)名詞。

• There are fewer restaurants and fewer cafes.

2. “Less” 用來(lái)修飾不可數(shù)名詞。

• There is less traffic and less pollution.