[词汇]（8）

idea                     n. 主意

a little                 少许

teaspoonful              n. 一满茶匙的

less                     adj. 较少的，更少的

a few                    几个

pity                     n. 遗憾

instead                  adv. 代替

advice                   n. 建议，忠告

★idea   n. 主意

idea 含义较广，主意，想法，各种看法

I have a good idea.

opinion 对某事具体的看法、观点、想法

in one's opinion  在我看来

thought 成系统的思想

view 侧重个人意见

viewpoint 观察视点

★a little   少许

★a few   几个

a little 修饰不可数名词，表示肯定含义；little 修饰不可数名词，表示否定含义

I have a little milk.

I have little milk.

a few 修饰可数名词，表示肯定含义；few 修饰可数名词，表示否定含义

She has a few friends.

可数名词的多与少，用many与few来表达；不可数名词的多与少，则用much与little来表达。

★instead   adv. 代替

① adv. 作为替代

I’m tired and can’t attend the meeting; you could go instead.

She did not want to go to the university. Instead, she decided to become a singer.

② adv. 代替，而不是(of)

She wanted to have milk instead of juice.

She prefers buying books instead of borrowing them from the library.

她宁可买书而不愿到图书馆去借。