求less、fewer、lesser的用法比较，要详细说明和例句

求less、fewer、lesser的用法比较，要详细说明和例句

fewer:pron.
(动词用复数)较少数
1}较少的
less
a.(little的比较级)

较小的,较少的[+than]
He has less strength than I.
他力气比我小。
ad.(little的比较级)

较小地,较少地;不如[+than]
Thunderstorms are much less common in Ireland than in England.
爱尔兰的雷雨远较英格兰为少。
n.
更少的数(量,额)[U]
I could do no less.
这是我起码要做的。
prep.
减去;扣除;差...
She stayed a month less two days.
她呆了一个月少两天。

3}be of
与...一致
His action is always of one piece with what he says.
他总是言行一致。

less在英语中是一个常用词。初学者常常将它和与之对应的fewer及由它派生的lesser相混淆。这三个词都是比较级形式,有时可互相换用屯有时又不能。因此在用法上将它们作一比较是很有必要的。 一l“ss的基本用法 less是形容词little的比较级形式,用在不可数名词前面,表示“较小的”或“较少的”。例如: we must try to Spend less money.我们必须尽量少花钱。 A Shower useslesswaterthanabath.淋浴比盆浴用水少。 le5s同时也是副词little的比较级形式,与动词、形容词及副词等连用.表示“较小地”、“较少地”、’‘较差地”。 （一）less所修饰的名词是不可数的，且没有冠词在前，如： I received less pay than he． 我收的薪金比他少。 I was given the lesser sum of money． 我得到较少的一份金钱。 I want less sugar for my coffee． 我的咖啡要加少些糖。 I prefer a lesser amount of meat． 我选择较少量的肉食。 （二）less可带than，并指二者或多于二者的比较；lesser不用than，而用of，并只限于二者的比较。 These days，I eat less rice than I used to． 近来我比以前少吃饭。 Rice and wheat are two staple foods in China．In the north，rice is the lesser of the two． 米和小麦是中国的两种主要食粮。在北方，米较小麦为次要。 （三）涉及程度、价值、重要性等方面时，一般用lesser（指 smaller，not so great，minor，lower）： Wealth is of less importance than health．（较不重要） Between health and wealth，the former is of lesser importance．（较次要） I have less difficulty with my work now．（较少困难） In times of political crisis，juvenile delinquency is the lesser difficulty facing the government．（较次要的困难） The accused pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter． Otherwise，he would have to face murder charges．（较轻的罪状） The lesser poets are not respected like the great ones．（名气稍逊的诗人） Compared with fossil fuels，nuclear energy is the lesser evil（the lesser of two evils）．（较轻微的坏事） Do you know where Lesser Asia（Asia Minor）is？（小亚细亚） Tonight，the lesser light（the moon）appears in full splendour

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