「少数」の定義 - フリー辞書による

Few - definition of few by The Free Dictionary Few - definition of few by The Free Dictionary https://www.thefreedictionary.com/few Printer Friendly few Also found in: Thesaurus , Medical , Legal , Acronyms , Idioms , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . few (fyo͞o) adj. few·er , few·est 1. Amounting to or consisting of a small number: one of my few bad habits. See Usage Note at less . 2. Being more than one but indefinitely small in number: bowled a few strings. n. (used with a pl. verb) 1. An indefinitely small number of persons or things: A few of the books have torn jackets. 2. An exclusive or limited number: the discerning few; the fortunate few. pron. (used with a pl. verb) A small number of persons or things: "For many are called, but few are chosen" (Matthew 22:14). [Middle English fewe , from Old English fēawe ; see pau- in Indo-European roots .] few′ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. few ( fjuː ) determiner 1. a. a small number of; hardly any: few men are so cruel . b. ( as pronoun; functioning as plural ): many are called but few are chosen . 2. ( preceded by a ) a. a small number of: a few drinks . b. ( as pronoun; functioning as plural ): a few of you . 3. a good few informal several 4. few and far between a. at great intervals; widely spaced b. not abundant; scarce 5. have a few have a few too many to consume several ( or too many) alcoholic drinks 6. not a few quite a few informal several n the few a small number of people considered as a class: the few who fell at Thermopylae . Compare many 4 [Old English fēawa ; related to Old High German fao little, Old Norse fār little, silent] ˈfewness n Usage: See at less Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 few (fyu) adj. -er, -est, n., pron. adj. 1. not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously. n. 2. ( used with a pl. v. ) a small number or amount: Send me a few. 3. the few, a special, limited number; the minority: music that appeals to the few. pron. 4. ( used with a pl. v. ) a small number of persons or things. Idioms: 1. few and far between, placed at widely separated intervals; not plentiful. 2. quite a few, a fairly large number; many. [before 900; Middle English fewe, fēal; Old English fēawe; c. Old Saxon faho, fā little, Old High German fao, fō, Old Norse fārs, Gothic fawai few] few′ness, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. few – a few 1. used in front of nouns Few and a few are both used in front of nouns, but they do not have the same meaning. You use a few simply to show that you are talking about a small number of people or things. I'm having a dinner party for a few close friends. Here are a few ideas that might help you. When you use few without 'a', you are emphasizing that there are only a small number of people or things of a particular kind. So, for example, if you say 'I have a few friends', you are simply saying that you have some friends. However, if you say 'I have few friends', you are saying that you do not have enough friends and are lonely. There were few resources available. 2. used as pronouns Few and a few can be used in a similar way as pronouns. Doctors work an average of 90 hours a week, while a few work up to 120 hours. Many were invited but few came. 3. 'not many' In conversation and in less formal writing, people don't usually use few without 'a'. Instead they use not many . For example, instead of saying 'I have few friends', people usually say 'I haven't got many friends' or 'I don't have many friends'. They haven't got many books. I don't have many visitors. Be Careful! Don't use 'few' or 'a few' when you are talking about a small amount of something. Don't say, for example, ' Would you like a few more milk in your tea? ' You say 'Would you like a little more milk in your tea?' See little - a little Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012 Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend: Switch to new thesaurus Noun 1. few - a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few" elite , elite group - a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status Adj. 1. few - a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle" fewer - (comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of; "fewer birds came this year"; "the birds are fewer this year"; "fewer trains were late" some - quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity; "have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper" many - a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number; "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people" Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. few determiner 1. not many , one or two , hardly any , scarcely any , rare , thin , scattered , insufficient , scarce , scant , meagre , negligible , sporadic , sparse , infrequent , scanty , inconsiderable In some districts there are few survivors. not many many , divers (archaic) , abundant , plentiful , sundry , manifold , inexhaustible , multifarious , bounteous pronoun 1. a small number , a handful , a sprinkling , a scattering , some , scarcely any A strict diet is appropriate for only a few. few and far between scarce , rare , unusual , scattered , irregular , uncommon , in short supply , hard to come by , infrequent , thin on the ground , widely spaced , seldom met with Successful women politicians were few and far between. Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002 Translations بِضْعَة قَليل قَلِيل مِن poc málo několik pár få ikke ret mange wenige einige paar wenig λίγος μερικοί λίγοι malmulta poco pocos algunos pocas vähe harva muutama vähän peu quelques-uns rare insuffisant maigre אחדים malo malobrojan nekolicina kevés sedikit fáir pochi alcuni parecchi poco 少しの 少数 약간의 적은 labai nedaug mažai nedaug bieži every few minutes maz nedaudz een paar enkele weinig få noen noen få kilka mało niewielu parę poucos poucas немногий некоторые немногие nekaj få จำนวนน้อย น้อย az sayıda birkaç ít một vài 不多的 几乎没有 很少的 few [fjuː] ADJ & PRON ( fewer ( compar ) ( fewest ( superl ) ) ) 1. (= not many ) → pocos/as few books → pocos libros few of them → pocos (de ellos) only a few → sólo unos pocos only a few of them came → sólo vinieron unos pocos there are very few of us; we are very few → somos muy pocos few (people) managed to do it → muy pocos consiguieron hacerlo the few who → los pocos que ... she is one of the few (people) who → ella es una de los pocos que ... such men are few → hay pocos hombres así as few as three of them → nada más que tres every few weeks → cada dos o tres semanas with few exceptions → con pocas excepciones they are few and far between → son contados the lucky few → unos pocos or unos cuantos afortunados in or over the next few days → en or durante los próximos días , en estos días ( LAm ) in or over the past few days → en or durante los últimos días the last or remaining few minutes → el poco tiempo que queda / quedaba too few → demasiado pocos there were three too few → faltaban tres 2. (= some, several ) a few → algunos a good few quite a few → bastantes a good few or quite a few (people) came → vinieron bastantes, vino bastante gente he'd had a few (drinks) → llevaba ya una copa de más a few more → algunos más (in) a few more days → dentro de unos pocos días a few of them → algunos de ellos quite a few see a good few Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005 few [ˈfjuː] adj (not many) → peu de few books → peu de livres as few as → tout au plus as few as two or three → deux ou trois tout au plus few in number They were few in number → Ils étaient peu (nombreux)., Il y en avait peu. to be few and far between → être rare They are few and far between → Ils sont rares . very few (+ noun) → très peu de very few people → très peu de gens only a few (+ noun) → seulement quelques only a few hours → seulement quelques heures (= some ) a few → quelques a few hours → quelques heures in the next few days → dans les jours qui viennent in the past few days → ces derniers jours every few days → tous les deux ou trois jours every few months → tous les deux ou trois mois a few more ... → encore quelques ..., quelques ... de plus We waited a few more days → Nous avons attendu encore quelques jours ., Nous avons attendu quelques jours de plus. There were a few more of us at the second meeting → Nous étions quelques uns de plus à la deuxième réunion . quite a few ..., a good few ... → pas mal de ... quite a few people → pas mal de monde not a few ... → bien des ... every few → tous les deux ou trois every few minutes → toutes les deux ou trois minutes pron (not many) → peu Few succeed → Il y en a peu qui réussissent ., (Bien) peu réussissent . very few → très peu Very few survive → Très peu survivent . only a few → quelques-uns seul