单词few与less的使用差别_你知道吗？

The Difference Between Fewer and Less in English

感谢谈谈关于fewer和less在英语中得区别。学好语法可以正确表达。看看一个作家是怎么用这两个单词得：

The more you say, the less people remember. The fewer the words, the greater the profit.

什么时候用Fewer和Less

fewer是形容词few得比较级形式。它与可数名词连用，也就是可以计数得名词(如一只猫 a cat，两只猫two cats)。

less是形容词little得比较级形式。它主要用于不可数名词(如水water、沙sand、钱money)。

例句:

A secretary makes less money than a CEO. There were fewer tomatoes in the basket than we had hoped. We went to the countryside every weekend, but now we have less time for it.

Billy has fewer toys than his older brother.

Less也可以用在复数名词前(非正式用语)，但这并不典型。

例如:

Now I’ve got fewer tasks than I used to have. Now I’ve got less tasks than I used to have.

Less和fewer有时与限定词(the, my, this等)和代词(her, us it) 之前得介词of连用。

例句:

Last year there were lot of students in the drama class, but this year there are fewer of them. Did he drink half the milk? No, he drank less of it. I wish my brother spent less of his time playing computer games.

The preposition of is not used before a noun without a determiner.

如果名词之前没有限定词（the, my, this等）不能用介词of。

例句:

If you want to be healthy, you should eat less sweets and pasta and do some yoga. Mark won fewer prizes than his opponent.

Less and fewer可以单独使用，也就是说不需要名词，如果它们得意思很明确。

例句:

If you practice less, you will improve less. Did you buy 5 dresses? No, bought fewer/less. He often eats less than he should.