less 和fewer 的区别？

jennifer1979

less 修饰数字例如the cost of living in Beijing is less than 20% of that in Shanghai.

fewer  修饰数量。

是不是这样？

薰衣紫草

上新东方的时候石林说: GMAT里可数, 不可数都用less修饰(如果你需要的话, 我有大全的印证); fewer只用在人身上.

还有一个就是lower, 表示长短, 高矮, 一般不用.

ring_cheng

在GWD里有一题：

When drive-ins were at the height of their popularity in the late 1950's , some 4000 existed in the United States, but today there are less than one-quarter that many.

正确答案是: there are fewer than one-quarter of that amount.

Mindfree大哥的解释是（找不到原话，意思如下）：

fewer than 表示可以一个个地算出来的，比如人，饭店数量等，一般为可数名词；

less than表示的东西 是当作整体不可分的，如：weight, 金钱，时间，距离等；

笨蛋叮当里的例子有：

7. Even though the direct costs of malpractice disputes amounted to less than one percent of the $541 billion the nation spent on health care last year, doctors say fear of lawsuits plays a major role in health-care inflation. (B-p218-8)

8. With total sales of less than three hundred thousand dollars and fewer new subscribers than last year, the New England Theatre Company is in danger of losing its building. (A-P1-151)

6. The department defines a private passenger vehicle as one that is registered to an individual and that has a gross weight of less than 8,000 pounds. (A-P1-3)

3. The fastest of mammals, the cheetah can accelerate from one to forty miles per hour in less than two seconds and reach speeds of seventy miles per hour. (A-P1-130)

wonderfuldafei

上新东方的时候石林说: GMAT里可数, 不可数都用less修饰(如果你需要的话, 我有大全的印证); fewer只用在人身上.
还有一个就是lower, 表示长短, 高矮, 一般不用.

-- by 会员 薰衣紫草 (2005/4/17 4:33:00)

我也记得是这样可是三楼的那道题目，正确答案是B，我觉得A对啊。。。

wonderfuldafei

在GWD里有一题：
When drive-ins were at the height of their popularity in the late 1950's , some 4000 existed in the United States, but today there are less than one-quarter that many.
正确答案是: there are fewer than one-quarter of that amount.
Mindfree大哥的解释是（找不到原话，意思如下）：
fewer than 表示可以一个个地算出来的，比如人，饭店数量等，一般为可数名词；
less than表示的东西 是当作整体不可分的，如：weight, 金钱，时间，距离等；
笨蛋叮当里的例子有：
7. Even though the direct costs of malpractice disputes amounted to less than one percent of the $541 billion the nation spent on health care last year, doctors say fear of lawsuits plays a major role in health-care inflation. (B-p218-8)

8. With total sales of less than three hundred thousand dollars and fewer new subscribers than last year, the New England Theatre Company is in danger of losing its building. (A-P1-151)

6. The department defines a private passenger vehicle as one that is registered to an individual and that has a gross weight of less than 8,000 pounds. (A-P1-3)

3. The fastest of mammals, the cheetah can accelerate from one to forty miles per hour in less than two seconds and reach speeds of seventy miles per hour. (A-P1-130)

-- by 会员 ring_cheng (2005/4/17 17:49:00)

嗯！这个解释的有道理