數量形容詞系列三：只接不可數名詞的數量形容詞
文章編號：G23-10
G23-09數量形容詞系列二：只接可數名詞的數量形容詞談了後面只能接可數名詞的數量形容詞，而本文就來談談只能接不可數名詞的數量形容詞單字或片語囉～
只能接不可數名詞一、 表達「幾乎沒有」:
| little little of |
E.g.1: I paid little attention to what the others were saying.
「我幾乎沒在注意其他人說什麼．」
E.g.2: I have little of the patience needed to deal with such situations.
「我幾乎沒有足夠的耐心來處理這種情況。」
只能接不可數名詞二、 表達「一些、 一點」：
| a little a little of a bit of a little bit of a small/tiny…amount of small/tiny…amounts of |
E.g.1: She gave me a little advice on how to improve my writing.
「她給了我一點建議，告訴我如何改進我的寫作。」
E.g.2: Can you give me a little of your time to discuss this?
「你能給我一點你的時間來討論這件事嗎？」
E.g.3: There's a bit of confusion about the new policy.
「對於新政策有點混亂。」
E.g.4: I need a little bit of help with this project.
「我需要一點點幫助來完成這個項目。」
補充說明：要一次搞清楚little, a little, few, a few的用法，詳見G23-08數量形容詞系列一: few, a few, little, a little怎麼用？
E.g.5: He sprinkled a small amount of salt over the pasta.
「他在義大利麵上撒了一小撮鹽。」
E.g.6: He measured out tiny amounts of the chemical for the experiment.
「他為實驗測量了微量的化學品。」
只能接不可數名詞三、 表達「很多」：
| much a great/good deal of a(n) large/great/enormous… amount of large/great/enormous… amounts of quite a bit of |
E.g.1: There isn’t much time left to finish the project.
「完成這項目剩下的時間不多了。」
E.g.2: She put a good deal of effort into organizing the event.
「她為籌辦這個活動投入了相當多的精力。」
E.g.3: They donated a large amount of money to the charity.
「他們向此慈善機構捐了大量的錢。」
E.g.4: The company generates great amounts of waste every year.
「這家公司每年產生大量的廢物」
E.g.5: There’s quite a bit of traffic on the road this morning.
「今早路上交通繁忙。」
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比較：the amount of也是接不可數名詞，但變成表達「...的數量」之意． |
總結
細數起來，只能接不可數名詞的數量形容詞單字或片語有10來個，用表格整理出來如下：
|
中文意思 |
數量形容詞 |
|
幾乎沒有 |
little little of |
|
一些、 一點 |
a little a little of a bit of a little bit of a small/tiny…amount of small/tiny…amounts of |
|
很多 |
much a great/good deal of a(n) large/great/enormous…amount of large/great/enormous…amounts of quite a bit of |
練習題：(此組練習題選項會和G23-09數量形容詞系列二：只接可數名詞的數量形容詞教的片語混在一起考）
1. I only need _________ glue to fix this.
(A) the amount of (B) a number of (C) a few (D) a tiny amount of
2. There is _________ the cake left after the party.
(A) little (B) little of (C) quite a bit (D) a few of
3. He invested _________ time in his research project.
(A) a great deal of (B) a great number of (C) every (D) the amount of
4. She felt _________ anxiety before her big presentation.
(A) a small number of (B) a bit of (C) a deal of (D) many
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