few表示“很少”(负面意义,有“不足的意味”。),也可作主语(a)或宾语(b):
Few of the players played really well. 没几个球员真正打得好。
a few表示“有几个”,有正面(肯定)意思,相当于several,也可作主语(a)或宾语(b):
Not a few of my friends are vegetarian. 我朋友中不少人吃素。
little表示“很少”(意思接近nothing,是负面含义),可用作主语(a)或宾语(b):
The little that I have seen of his work is satisfactory. 他的工作就我所见的那一小部分而言是令人满意的。
a little表示“有一点”(是正面含义,相当于a few,也可以用a bit或a little bit),在句中也可作主语(a)或宾语(b):
There is still a little left. 还剩一点。
一、little, a little 修饰不可数名词
few, a few 修饰可数名词
二、little, few 表否定
a little, a few 表肯定。
little,a little修饰不可数名词
little表否定,翻译为“几乎没有”
little和alittle修饰不可数名词;few和afew修饰可数名词。little和few表几乎没有(否定)而alittle和afew表示有一点,(肯定)