使用时机
Much/Less+不可数名词
Many/Fewer+可数名词
解说
Much和Many是「很多」的意思;
Less和Fewer为「较少」,less是little的比较级,fewer是few的比较级。
使用时请特别注意所修饰的名词为可数或不可数。
例句
Gerald doesn’t have much money. Gerald并没有很多钱。 [money:不可数名词]
Chelsea doesn’t have many friends. Chelsea没有很多朋友。 [friends:可数名词]
But there are many ways to earn it. 但是有很多方法可以赚到。 [ways:可数名词]
例句
Less pollution is better for the environment. 少一点污染会对环境比较好。 [pollution:不可数名词]
If people threw out fewer bottles, the world would be cleanser. 如果人类少丢弃一些宝特瓶,这个世界会更干净一些。 [bottles:可数名词]
Big fish: “You have less strength than me.” 大鱼说:「你的力气比我小」 [strength:不可数名词]
Small fish: “But you have fewer friends than I do.” 小鱼说:「但你的朋友比我少!」 [friends:可数名词]
例外
修饰「金钱」、「时间」或「距离」时,即便所修饰的名词为可数名词,使用的是less不是fewer,如:
I paid less than 100 dollars for my new shoes. 我付了比100元还少的钱买到我这双新鞋。
I ran less than five miles today. 我今天跑得比五公里还少。
My test took less than two hours. 我花不到了小时就写完我的考试了。