英和辞典
few
中
A2
fjúː
ふュ
ー
形容詞
代名詞
比較級
fewer
fjúːə
r
ふュ
ーア
最上級
fewest
fjúːist
ふュ
ーエ
スト
❶
a few （～）
で
2～3(の～)
, 少数（の～）
⦣
次に名詞を伴
ともな
えば形容詞, 単独なら代名詞.
There are a few books on the shelf.
♔基本
There are a
few
books on the shelf.
棚
たな
の上に2～3冊の本がある.
⦣
a few＋数えられる名詞の複数形.
a few days ago [later]
a few
days ago [later]
2～3日前[後]
for a few days
for
a few
days
2～3日の間
in a few minutes
in
a few
minutes
2～3分で
say a few words
say
a few
words
ちょっとしゃべる, ひと言しゃべる
There are a few stars in the sky.
There are
a few
stars in the sky.
空に星が少しある.
What is a dragon like?—Well, it's difficult to answer in a few words.
会話
What is a dragon like?—Well, it's difficult to answer in
a few
words.
竜
りゅう
はどんなものですか.—そうねえ, ひと口で言うのは難しいなあ.
❷
a
をつけないで
2～3(の～しかない)
, 少数（の～しかない）
There are few books on the shelf.
♔基本
There are
few
books on the shelf.
棚
たな
の上には2～3冊の本しかない.
⦣
few＋数えられる名詞の複数形.
✓
POINT
a few
は「少しはある」と「ある」に重点をおき, a が付かない few は「少ししかない」と「ない」に重きを置く.
類似語
few
は数（数えられるもの）に使い, 量（数えられないもの）には
little
を使う.
these few days
these
few
days
ここ数日
⦣
these （これらの）などがついていれば a がなくても「少数の」の意味.
a man of few words
a man of
few
words
口数の少ない男, 無口な男
There are (very) few stars in the sky.
There are (very)
few
stars in the sky.
空に星がほとんどない.
⦣
few はしばしば
very few
という形で使う.
I made fewer mistakes than Jim.
I made
fewer
mistakes than Jim.
私はジムより間違
まちが
いが少なかった.
not a few
not a
few
not a few
quite a few
only a few ～
only a
few
～
only a few ～
（very） few
ほんのわずか[少数]の～（しか～ない）
⦣
only がつくと否定的な意味になる.
only a little （～）
（
little
成句）
Only a few could answer the question.
Only a few
could answer the question.
ほんの数人しかその質問に答えられなかった.
quite a few
quite a
few
quite a few
かなりたくさん（の）
Quite a few people are against the plan.
Quite a few
people are against the plan.
かなり多くの人たちがその計画に反対だ.
