Word · Frequency #379
less
/les/
determiner
较少；更少
核心释义
用于不可数名词前
less
- 1.
较少的；不如......多。
A smaller amount of; not as much.
较少的；不如......多。
用法In use
This book is less interesting than the one I read last week.
用法提示：less 为副词，修饰形容词 interesting，表示“较不、没那么”的程度比较。
I go to the gym less often now that I’m busy.
用法提示：less 为副词，修饰副词 often，表示“不那么频繁地”。
She worries less about money than her husband does.
用法提示：less 为副词，修饰动词 worries，表示“较少程度地”。
less + adj/adv
less后接形容词或副词原级，表示程度较低。
This book is less interesting than that one.
这本书不如那本有趣。
less + uncountable noun
less用于不可数名词前，表示较少数量。
I need less sugar in my coffee.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- less than
- 少于，小于
- The whole process took less than an hour.整个过程用了不到一小时。
- more or less
- 或多或少，大体上
- The work is more or less finished.这项工作大体上完成了。
- less likely
- 不太可能
- People are less likely to trust a stranger.人们不太可能信任陌生人。
- less expensive
- 较便宜的
- This option is less expensive than the other one.这个选项比另一个便宜。
- no less
- 不少于，同样
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
less表示较少，与more（较多）对应。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于比较，表示数量或程度上的减少。作为限定词时修饰不可数名词，作为副词时修饰形容词或动词。适用于多种语境，如日常对话、书面语。
语法说明Grammar Note
Used with uncountable nouns; as adverb, placed before the modified word.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'less' (/lɛs/) and share the spelling pattern 'ess'.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.