fewer 和 less有什么区别

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Fewer和less分别是few和little的比较级形式。要了解less和fewer的区别，就请记住名词有可数不可数之分。可数名词有复数形式，比如"pencils"、"airplanes"还有"games"。不可数名词则没有复数形式，比如"money"、"water"、"hear"。在可数名词前用few或者fewer,而在不可数名词前用little或者less。I bought fewer DVDs this time since I didn't have much money on me. 由于身边带的钱不多，我只买了几部影碟。There was less noise in the room after the speech ended. 当演讲结束后，房间里安静了许多。A few books were left on the table. 桌上只留下了几本书。Can you get a little sugar out of the cabinet?你能从橱柜里拿些糖出来吗？然而还要知道，一般认为fewer更正式一点，所以你可能听见人们在可数和不可数名词之前都用less。口语中这样使用不能算错，但是在书写、或者正式讲话中人们会注意这点，并认为这是错误的用法。