首頁 教育 學習天地

【English Corner 快樂英語角Week 19】

單元2:Tricky Words容易混淆的字詞

Less vs. Fewer(123RF)
Less vs. Fewer(123RF)
文/吳約翰

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)◇