少数少ない, 僅少, 少し, 若干, 寡少, ほとんどない, 不勢
Noun(1) a small elite group
Adjective(1) a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number
(1) She also asked him a few more questions until we were certain he was my twin brother.(2) If we lose or draw, then I wouldn't see us being able to make up that ground in so few games.(3) It needs to have a mass appeal so it stays firmly in the mainstream and takes few risks.(4) there were as few as ten of us at first(5) Emancipation is not a right that can be curtailed in favour of the interests of the few .(6) he's a man of few words(7) The Thals are one of the very few powers in this world able to make me root for the Daleks.(8) one of the few who survived(9) few of the students are finding work(10) of the few that are available, two are old(11) it was one of the few times I spoke to him(12) It is one of Cumbria's few evergreen flora of the fells and can be seen all year round.(13) His education, he told me, was unlikely to get him a decent job and he had few friends.(14) Place the warm fennel on the plate and arrange the fish on top with a few of the cucumber pieces.(15) there are too few people willing to help(16) Try to be nice about it though and offer them a can of beer or you will make few friends.
1. not many ::
2. hardly any ::
3. scarcely any ::
4. a small number of ::
5. a small amount of ::
6. one or two ::
7. a handful of ::
8. little ::
9. a small number ::
10. a handful ::
11. one or two ::
12. a couple ::
13. two or three ::
14. not many ::
15. hardly any ::
Different Formsfew, fewer, fewest, fewness
Word Example from TV Shows
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It's actually one
of the FEW idiosyncrasies...
The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 14
A bowl full of M&M's with
a FEW Ambien tossed in.
The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 24
There were a FEW moments today
when I felt like we were a little family.
The Big Bang Theory Season 6, Episode 22
...and they knock a FEW bucks
off her price.
Breaking Bad Season 3, Episode 12
A poison FEW in the Seven Kingdoms possess.
Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 6
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