單元4. Tricky Words（容易混淆的字詞）
單元4. Tricky Words（容易混淆的字詞）
Less vs. Fewer
● less
英譯：We use less to talk about quantities, amounts and degree. Less is the comparative form of little. We usually use less with uncountable nouns.
解釋：較少的+不可數名詞
例句：
I do less work at weekends than I used to.（我現在週末做的工作比以前少。）
More haste, less speed.（欲速則不達。）
● fewer
英譯：We use fewer to talk about quantities, amounts and degree. Fewer is the comparative form of few. We use fewer with plural nouns.
解釋：較少的+可數名詞
例句：
The firm has less money and fewer staff than last year.（今年公司的資金和員工較去年少。）
There are fewer tourists around this year.（今年的遊客比較少。）◇
