few英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

代词 pron.

Few people, few things.

— Many are called, but few are chosen.

限定词 det.

An indefinite, but usually small, number of.

— There are a few cars (=some, but a relatively small number) in the street.
Not many; a small (in comparison with another number stated or implied) but somewhat indefinite number of.

— Very few did she have not to go there, did she?
Obscuring one to two oktas (eighths) of the sky.

— Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness overnight.
(US?) Having a 10 percent chance of measurable precipitation (0.01 inch); used interchangeably with isolated.

词形变化

fewer comparative less comparative fewest superlative least superlative

词汇关系

近义词

little

反义词

many

衍生词

a fair few a few a few clowns short of a circus a few fries short of a Happy Meal a few roos loose in the top paddock a few spanners short of a tool box a good few cover-few few and far between few cards short of a full deck few cards shy of a full deck few-flowered sedge fewfold fewly fewness few sandwiches short of a picnic few-shot few-shot learning have a few have a few too many in a few shakes man of few words precious few pull a few strings quite a few some few to name a few woman of few words you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette

词源

词源 1

From Middle English fewe, from Old English fēaw (“few”), from Proto-West Germanic *fau, from Proto-Germanic *fawaz (“few”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”).
Cognate with Old Saxon fā (“few”), Old High German fao, fō (“few, little”), Old Norse fár (“few”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍃 (faus, “few”). Also related with Latin paucus (“little, few”) and pauper (“poor”), from which latter English poor and pauper; see these.

词源 2

From Middle English fewe, from Old English fēaw (“few”), from Proto-West Germanic *fau, from Proto-Germanic *fawaz (“few”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”).
Cognate with Old Saxon fā (“few”), Old High German fao, fō (“few, little”), Old Norse fár (“few”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍃 (faus, “few”). Also related with Latin paucus (“little, few”) and pauper (“poor”), from which latter English poor and pauper; see these.