| 单词 | less |
| 释义 | Word Frequency less(lɛs) determiner 1. a. the comparative of little (sense 1) less sugar less spirit than before b. (as pronoun; functioning as singular or plural) she has less than she needs the less you eat, the less you want 2. (usually preceded by no) lower in rank or importance no less a man than the president St James the Less 3. no less 4. less of adverb 5. the comparative of little (sense 1) she walks less than she should less quickly less beautiful 6. much less 7. think less of preposition ▶ USAGE Less should not be confused with fewer. Less refers strictly only to quantity and not to number: there is less water than before. Fewer means smaller in number: there are fewer people than before8. subtracting; minus three weeks less a day Word origin Old English lǣssa (adj), lǣs (adv, n)Word Frequency -lesssuffix forming adjectives 1. without; lacking speechless 2. not able to (do something) or not able to be (done, performed, etc) countless Word origin Old English -lās, from lēas lacking |
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