單元2:Tricky Words容易混淆的字詞
Less vs. Fewer
中譯:比較少的
☆less 後接「不可數名詞」
例:less food, less time, less money, or less attraction
☆fewer 後接「可數名詞」
例:fewer thoughts, fewer words, or fewer mistakes
例:Ten items or less(誤),應為 Ten items or fewer(正確)
例:Less than 30 children each year develop the disease.(誤),應為 Fewer than 30 children each year develop the disease.(正確)
另外,less常與測量出的時間、距離、金錢的數字連用,雖然這些單位都是(可數的)複數。
例:Their marriage lasted less than two years. (time)
例:Costco is less than 2 kilometers away from here. (distance)
例:We paid the restaurant less than 100 NT dollars. (money)◇