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fewer

UK //ˈfjuː.ər//US //ˈfjuː.ɚ//

词源

源自中古英语'feawera'('feawe'的比较级),与古英语'fēawa'(少的)相关,最终源自原始日耳曼语。

determiner

❶ 用于可数名词前,表示数量比之前或预期更少,强调数量上的减少。通常与'more'相对,用于比较级结构中。

“There are fewer students in the classroom today.”

(今天教室里的学生更少了。)

“She made fewer mistakes in her second attempt.”

(她第二次尝试时犯的错误更少。)

同义词:less, not as many, a smaller number of

常见短语

fewer than — 用于比较数量,表示某事物的数量少于特定数字或另一事物的数量。

“Fewer than twenty people signed up for the workshop.”

(报名参加研讨会的人不到二十个。)

no fewer than — 强调数量至少达到某个数字,常带有惊讶或强调的语气。

“No fewer than fifty candidates applied for the position.”

(申请该职位的候选人至少有五十人。)