◎ 單詞釋義

adj.小的；幼小的；短的；微不足道的；少到幾乎沒有的

adv.甚少；毫不；難得

n.極少

比較級: littler/less/lesser 最高級: littlest/least 名詞: littleness

微量的，不多的

小的，不大的

可愛的

幼小的，年輕的，年紀小的

瑣碎的，微不足道的

短暫的

矮小的

孩子似的，孩子氣的

吝嗇的

心地狹窄的

有一點的，丁點的

小型的，小巧玲瓏的

adv.(副詞)

毫不，一點也不

一點，不多，很少

稍，略

幾乎不，簡直不

有點，稍微，不大，略微，少許

幾乎沒有

少，少許，少量

難得

n.(名詞)

沒有多少

少許，一點點，些許

利特爾（音譯名）

小，不大

少，很少，甚少

短時間，一會兒

短距離

v.(動詞)

變少，變小

adj.(形容詞)

小的,幼小的,矮小的 not big;small;young

[A](時間、距離)短的 (of distance, time) short

[A]瑣碎的,微不足道的 not important

pron.(代詞)

少量,些許 a small amount

adv.(副詞)

少到幾乎沒有;毫不,難得,很少 not much;only slightly;rarely

little

noun

1. a small amount or duration

e.g. he accepted the little they gave him

adj

1. small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)

e.g. a nice little job
bless your little heart
my dear little mother
a sweet little deal
I'm tired of your petty little schemes
filthy little tricks
what a nasty little situation

2. (informal) small and of little importance

e.g. a fiddling sum of money
a footling gesture
our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
a little (or small) matter
a dispute over niggling details
limited to petty enterprises
piffling efforts
giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction

Synonym: fiddlingfootlinglilliputiannigglingpiddlingpifflingpettypicayunetrivial

3. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

e.g. a little dining room
a little house
a small car
a little (or small) group

Synonym: small

4. (of a voice) faint

e.g. a little voice
a still small voice

Synonym: small

5. lowercase

e.g. little a
small a
e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters

Synonym: minusculesmall

6. (of children and animals) young, immature

e.g. what a big little boy you are
small children

Synonym: small

7. low in stature
not tall

e.g. he was short and stocky
short in stature
a short smokestack
a little man

Synonym: short

adv

1. not much

e.g. he talked little about his family

限定詞、量詞和副詞用法（DETERMINER, QUANTIFIER, AND ADVERB USES）

1. （數量上）微少的，少到幾乎沒有的（可用so，too，very修飾）
You use little to indicate that there is only a very small amount of something. You can use 'so', 'too', and 'very' in front of little.

e.g. I had little money and little free time...
我沒什么錢，也沒多少空閑時間。
e.g. I find that I need very little sleep these days...
我發現最近我只需要睡很少時間。

2. （頻率或程度）微小地，小到幾乎沒有地
Little means not very often or to only a small extent.

little的意思

e.g. On their way back to Marseille they spoke very little...
返回馬賽的路上，他們沒怎么說話。
e.g. Only Africa is at present little affected by hard drugs.
目前只有非洲沒怎么受到硬毒品的影響。

3. （數量上）不多的（亦作a very little）
A little of something is a small amount of it, but not very much. You can also say a very little.

e.g. Mrs Caan needs a little help getting her groceries home...
卡安太太需要有人幫把手將食品雜貨拿回家。
e.g. A little food would do us all some good...
吃點東西，對我們大家都會有好處。

4. 短時間地；一會兒地
If you do something a little, you do it for a short time.

little的近義詞

e.g. He walked a little by himself in the garden.
他一個人在花園里散了一會兒步。

5. （程度上）一點地，少量地
A little or a little bit means to a small extent or degree.

e.g. He complained a little of a nagging pain between his shoulder blades...
他有幾句提到說肩胛骨之間一直在疼。
e.g. He was a little bit afraid of his father's reaction...
他有點害怕父親的反應。

6. 逐漸地；一點一點地
If something happens little by little, it happens very gradually.

e.g. In the beginning he had felt well, but little by little he was becoming weaker...
一開始他感覺很好，但慢慢地就變虛弱了。
e.g. I would have to learn, little by little, to exist alone.
我得慢慢學會獨自生活。

You can use the adjective little to talk about things that are small. ...a little house. ...little children. However, little is not normally used to emphasize or draw attention to the fact that something is small. For instance, you do not usually say 'The town is little' or 'I have a very little car', but you can say The town is small' or I have a very small car'. Little is a less precise word than small, and may be used to suggest the speaker's feelings or attitude towards the person or thing being described. For that reason, little is often used after another adjective. What a nice little house you've got here!... Shut up, you horrible little boy! Little and a little are both used as determiners in front of uncount nouns, but they do not have the same meaning. For example, if you say 'I have a little money', this is a positive statement and you are saying that you have some money. However, if you say 'I have little money', this is a negative statement and you are saying that you have almost no money.
little作形容詞時表示“小的”，如：a little house（小房子），little children（小孩子）。但little一般不用于強調某物之小，如通常不會說 The town is little或 I have a very little car, 但可以說The town is small（這個城鎮很小）或 I have a very small car（我有一輛很小的汽車）。little不如small精確，而且可用于表示說話人對于所談論的人或物的感情或態度。因而，little常跟在另一個形容詞之后，如：What a nice little house you've got here（你這小房子真漂亮啊），Shut up, you horrible little boy（閉嘴，你這個討厭的小家伙）。little和a little都可用作限定詞修飾不可數名詞，但其含義不同。例如，I have a little money（我有一點錢）是肯定陳述，表示有一些錢，而I have little money（我沒什么錢）是否定陳述，表示幾乎沒錢。

形容詞用法（ADJECTIVE USES）

The comparative littler and the superlative littlest are sometimes used in spoken English for meanings 1, 3, and 4, but otherwise the comparative and superlative forms of the adjective little are not used.
口語中義項1、3、4有時用比較級littler和最高級littlest，但除此之外little作形容詞時都不用比較級和最高級。

1. 小的（比small略欠正式）
Little things are small in size. Little is slightly more informal than small .

e.g. We sat around a little table, eating and drinking wine.
我們圍坐在一張小桌旁吃吃喝喝。
e.g. ...the little group of art students.
那一小群藝術專業的學生

2. 嬌小的；小巧的
You use little to indicate that someone or something is small, in a pleasant and attractive way.

e.g. She's got the nicest little house not far from the library.
她有一幢非常漂亮的小房子，就在離圖書館不遠處。
e.g. ...a little old lady...
身材嬌小的老太太

3. 幼小的
A little child is young.

e.g. I have a little boy of 8...
我有一個8歲的小男孩。
e.g. When I was little I was very hyperactive.
我小時候異常好動。

4. (兄弟或姐妹)年紀較小的
Your little sister or brother is younger than you are.

e.g. Whenever Daniel's little sister was asked to do something she always had a naughty reply.
每次讓丹尼爾的妹妹做什么事，她總是要淘氣地回嘴。

5. （距離、時間、事件等）短的
A little distance, period of time, or event is short in length.

e.g. Just go down the road a little way, turn left, and cross the bridge...
沿這條路走一小段，向左轉，然后過橋。
e.g. Why don't we just wait a little while and see what happens...
為什么不再等一下看看事態的發展。

6. （聲音、手勢等）快速的
A little sound or gesture is quick.

e.g. I had a little laugh to myself...
我自顧自地笑了一下。
e.g. She stood up quickly, giving a little cry of astonishment...
她迅速站了起來，驚叫了一聲。

7. 微不足道的；細小的；瑣碎的
You use little to indicate that something is not serious or important.

e.g. ...irritating little habits...
煩人的小毛病
e.g. Harry found himself getting angry over little things that had never bothered him before.
哈里發現自己會因為小事而生氣，而以前他從不會在意這些事情。

1. 少許：問到有關貪污是否影響了他們的生活,21%的人認為非常大(very much)、26%的人認為一些(some)、22%的人認為少許(little)和26%的人認為完全沒有(not at all).

2. little

2. 利特爾：......利特爾(Little)認為,專業發展的構成,必須包括這樣一些活動:深化討論、開放論爭、豐富各種行動的可能性. 從教學行為的本質上看,就是使教師能夠從機械運用課程和技術的方法中擺脫出來,靈活地運用教學方法和技術,幫助學生探究性地學習.

adj.(形容詞)

little用作形容詞時表示“小的,幼小的,矮小的”,指由于因年齡小而身形嬌小,含有感情色彩,意思是“小的可愛”“小的可憐”等意思。

little的比較級與最高級常用smaller, smallest,而較少用littler, littlest。

pron.(代詞)

little用作代詞時有否定意味,接近于nothing。

the little, a little或little of在句中用作定語時,謂語動詞用單數形式。

little可與the連用,用如名詞。

adv.(副詞)

little用作副詞和感官的動詞連用并放在動詞前,表示“毫不”“一點也不”。

當little用作副詞置于句首時,句子采用倒裝結構。

adj.(形容詞)

little, small, tiny

這組詞的共同意思是“小”。其區別是：

little和small在修飾物時,前者著重數量不多、少; 后者側重于程度和尺寸的大小。little和small用來修飾人時,前者側重于因年齡小而使身形嬌小,后者則側重于指比一般人身材矮小,含有比較的意味。另外, little還含有一種small所沒有的感情色彩,往往含有“小得可愛”“小得可憐”等意思。tiny比little和small更強調小,含有“微不足道”的意思。例如:

There is little gasoline left in the tank.油箱里沒有多少汽油了。

The boy is small for his age.這男孩身材小得同年齡不相稱。

He lived in a tiny cottage all by himself.他一人住在一間很小的茅屋里。

pron.(代詞)

little, a little

這兩者意義并不相同,前者具有否定意義,表示“很少”;后者具有肯定意義,表示“一些,少許”。同樣數量的東西,有時可說little,有時可說a little,全憑主觀上的看法。試比較:

I have a little money.

我有一點點錢。(雖少但有)

I have little money.

我有少量的錢。(雖有但少)

Little remains to be done.

沒有什么可做的了。

A little remains to be done.

還有一點要做一做。

☆ 直接源自古英語的lytel，意為少，小。

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