http://tw.knowledge.yahoo.com/question/question?qid=1608030112098 few表示否定的意思,例如: He isn't popular. He has few friends.(他不是很有人緣,他沒有什麼朋友。) a few 則是肯定的意思,例如: I enjoy my life here. I have a few friends and we meet quite often. (我喜歡住在這裡,我認識了一些朋友而且時常見面。) 一個句子要用「肯定」或「否定」來表現,完全是主觀的看法,與數量的多少無關,比方說: I live in country side, but I still have a few friends.(我住在鄉下,但是我還是有不少朋友。) I Know many people, but I have few really friends.(我認識很多人,卻沒有什麼真正的朋友。)