not a little / not a bit,哪个是「非常」?
little / bit / few 这三个词字面含义虽简单,但由于搭配繁杂,许多学习者心乱如麻。
看完下面的内容需要多一点点耐心,也可能需要多看几遍才能完全理顺,但相信一定有帮助。
本篇总结了 little / bit / few 必须掌握的用法以及最易错的点,当然前提是对这三个词的相关用法已经有一定了解。
本篇分为两大部分:
little / bit / few + 名词(表示多与少)
little / bit + 形容词、副词(表示程度)
little / bit / few + 名词
后面接可数名词还是不可数名词?
接不可数
名词的是:
a little:Add
a little water
to the soup. 汤里加点水。a bit:There's
a bit of dirt
on your collar. 衣领上有点污渍。(注意,「一些……」,a bit of 中的 of 不要漏掉。 )—— a bit of sth 英国人更常用
接可数
名词的是:
a few:She was silent for
a few seconds
. 她安静了几秒钟。
如果没有冠词a,那么little / few表示「几乎没有」
little
There was little doubt in my mind. 我脑海里几乎没有疑问。
few
Few people understand the difference. 几乎没有人能理解这种不同。
quite a little / not a little / no little 是同一个意思
quite a little / not a little / no little = 许多(+不可数名词)
It caused
not a little
/no little
confusion. 这引起了不小的疑惑。Some spoke
quite a little
English. 有一部分人能说大量英语。
但:very little = 很少(+不可数名词)
Fish contains
very little
fat. 鱼类脂肪含量极少。
quite a few / not a few 也是同一个意思
quite a few / not a few = 许多(+可数名词)
The letter arrived
quite a few
days ago. 这封信多天之前就到了。
Not a few
of my friends are vegetarian. 我朋友中不少人是素食主义者。
但是:very few = 很少(+可数名词)
We get
very few
complaints from customers. 我们很少接到顾客的投诉。
little / bit + 形容词、副词
a little = a bit = a little bit
如果修饰形容词或者副词
,a little = a bit = a little bit(美国口语里,似乎a little bit用得更多)
These shoes are
a little
/a bit
too big for me. 这些鞋我穿的话大了一点。She was
a little
disappointed with the job. 她对工作很失望。This may be
a little bit
painful. 这可能会有点痛。
not a little 和 not a bit 含义刚好相反
not a little:非常
It was
not a little
puzzling. 这真是太费解了。
not a bit = 一点也不
I am
not a bit
disappointed. 我一点也不失望。
little / bit / few 在实际对话中还有许许多多习惯搭配,但一下子记全不太可行,主要还得从日常接触到的英语素材里慢慢积累。
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