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。
较少;更少
较少的;不如......多。
less
用于不可数名词前
较少的;不如......多。
A smaller amount of; not as much.
This book is less interesting than the one I read last week.
这本书不如我上周读的那本有趣。
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.
我现在忙了,去健身房不那么频繁了。
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.
她比丈夫更少为钱担心。
用法提示:less 为副词,修饰动词 worries,表示“较少程度地”。
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用于不可数名词前,表示较少数量。
I need less sugar in my coffee.
我的咖啡需要少放糖。
less and less表示程度递减。
He became less and less patient.
他变得越来越没有耐心。
fewer 用于可数名词,less 用于不可数名词;非正式场合可混用,但标准用法有区别。
smaller 侧重尺寸或规模,less 侧重程度或数量;在表示数量时可互换。
lower 常用于具体度量(如温度、价格),less 较抽象;多数情况下可互换。
grammar · medium
易错句子This is the less expensive option.
正确表达This is the least expensive option.
“Less”是比较级,用于两者比较;而“least”是最高级,用于三者或以上,或表示最低程度。这里应使用最高级。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are less cars on the road today.
正确表达There are fewer cars on the road today.
“Less”用于不可数名词(如traffic),而“fewer”用于可数复数名词(如cars)。
副词/限定词,表示数量或程度更大
less 修饰不可数名词,fewer 修饰可数名词复数。
less 表示“较少”,more 表示“较多”,两者反义。
少于,小于
The whole process took less than an hour.
整个过程用了不到一小时。
或多或少,大体上
The work is more or less finished.
这项工作大体上完成了。
不太可能
People are less likely to trust a stranger.
人们不太可能信任陌生人。
较便宜的
This option is less expensive than the other one.
这个选项比另一个便宜。
不少于,同样
She has no less than ten years of experience.
她至少有十年的经验。
不那么(……)
He was helpful, his brother less so.
他很有帮助,他哥哥则不那么帮忙。
与less直接相关,表示数量多少的概念。
常用于比较量的大小,如less amount。
less可修饰形容词表示程度较低。
less用于比较结构中。
减少后通常数量变少,与less含义相近。
少即是多
In design, less is more.
在设计上,少即是多。
或多或少
I've more or less finished the report.
我或多或少完成了报告。
小看,看轻
Don't think less of yourself because of one mistake.
不要因为一个错误就看轻自己。
少即是多。
When it comes to design, remember that less is more.
在设计中,记住少即是多。
低于零
Her attitude towards him was less than zero.
她对他的态度低于零。
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