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[形容词后缀]
表示“无。的”、“不。的”
homeless 无家可归的
useless 无用的
hopeless 无希望的
colourless 无色的
waterless 无水的,干的
rootless 无根的
jobless 无职业的
shameless 无耻的
sleepless 不眠的
tireless 不倦的
ceaseless 不停的
countless 数不清的
fruitless 不结果实的
regardless 不注意的
restless 不休息的
changeless 不变的
词根词缀:-less
【来源及含义】Old English: -leas, from leas, "free from, devoid of, false, feigned"; suffix meaning "lacking"
【同源单词】aimless, artless, avoidless, causeless, ceaseless, charmless
1. (数量)较小(或少)的;更小(或少)的(前面可用a little,a lot,a bit,far和much等修饰)
You use less to indicate that there is a smaller amount of something than before or than average. You can use 'a little', 'a lot', 'a bit', 'far', and 'much' in front of less.
e.g. People should eat less fat to reduce the risk of heart disease.
人们应该减少脂肪摄入,以降低患心脏病的危险。
e.g. ...a dishwasher that uses less water and electricity than older machines...
较旧式机器省水省电的洗碗机
2. (用在数字或数量前)少于,低于,比…少
You use less than before a number or amount to say that the actual number or amount is smaller than this.
e.g. Motorways actually cover less than 0.1 percent of the countryside...
高速公路的实际覆盖面积还不到农村地区的0.1%。
e.g. Less than a half hour later he returned upstairs.
不到半个小时,他又跑上楼来。
3. (某一特性的程度与以往或一般情况相比)较轻地,较差地
You use less to indicate that something or someone has a smaller amount of a quality than they used to or than is average or usual.
e.g. I often think about those less fortunate than me...
我经常想到那些没我这么幸运的人。
e.g. Other amenities, less commonly available, include a library and exercise room...
还有一些不太常有的设施,包括图书馆和健身房。
4. 不像…(更像…);与其说…(倒不如说…)
If you say that something is less one thing than another, you mean that it is like the second thing rather than the first.
e.g. At first sight it looked less like a capital city than a mining camp...
乍看上去,它不像是首府,更像是矿工村。
e.g. Trades union leadership in those days was less a career than a vocation.
那时候的工会领导与其说是一份职业,倒不如说是一种使命。
5. (做得)较少,更少
If you do something less than before or less than someone else, you do it to a smaller extent or not as often.
e.g. We are eating more and exercising less...
我们吃得多了,锻炼却少了。
e.g. I see less of any of my friends than I used to.
我见所有朋友都比以前少了。