a few 和a little的具体区别

　　a few 和a little 都是用来表示少量的，那么它们的具体区别是什么呢?

　　(1) (a) few用在复数可数名词之前，(a) little用在不可数名词之前。

　　He took a few biscuits. (=several)

　　He took few biscuits(=not many)

　　He took a little butter. (=some)

　　He took little butter. (=not much)

　　(2) few可由bardly any或almost no所取代，含否定的意味。

　　The composition is well written; it has few (=hardly any) mistakes.

　　Few (=Almost no) men can solve it.

　　(3) a few相当于some, several, 含肯定的意味。

　　He has a few (=some or several) friends.

　　(4) a little和little之间的差别，就和a few和few的差别一样，只是(a) little须修饰不可数名词，表量或程度。

　　He grows worse; there is little hope of his recovery.

　　He is not much better, but there is a little hope.