| 词汇 | few |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： few (adj.) O.E. feawe (contracted to fea), from Gmc. *faw- (cf. O.N. far, Dan. faa, O.Fris. fe, O.H.G. foh "little," Goth. fawai "few"), from PIE *pau- "smallness" (cf. L. paucus "few, little," paullus "little," pauper "poor;" Gk. pauros "few, little," pais (gen. paidos) "child;" L. puer "child, boy," pullus "young animal;" Oscan puklu "child;" Skt. potah "a young animal," putrah "son;" O.C.S. puta "bird;" Lith. putytis "young animal, young bird"). Always plural in O.E. Phrase few and far between attested from 1668. Unusual ironic use in quite a few "many" (1883), earlier a good few (1828)."Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." [Winston Churchill, 1940] 词根记忆： a. [表肯定]有些,几个;[表否定]几乎没有的My nephew found a few dewdrops on the Jewish jeweler's jewel.侄儿发现犹太珠宝商的珠宝上有几滴露珠. |
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