few の英語での意味
fewfew /fjuː/ determiner, pronoun, adjective (comparative fewer, superlative fewest) 
すべての翻訳を見る1[no comparative] a small number of things or people少数の物や人a few
I have to buy a few things at the supermarket.スーパーでいくつか買い物をしなければならない。 Pam called to say she’s going to be a few minutes late.パムから、数分遅れると電話があった。 There were a few people sitting at the back of the hall.ホールの後ろに数人が座っていた。 There are a few more things I’d like to discuss.もう少し話し合いたいことがある。few of I’ve read a few of her books.彼女の本を何冊か読んだことがある。 I could suggest many different methods, but anyway, here are just a few.さまざまな方法を提案できるが、とにかく、ここではほんのいくつかだけ挙げておく。 There are only a very few (=not many) exceptions.例外はほんのわずか（=多くはない）しかない。the last/next few The office has been closed for the last few days.事務所はここ数日閉まっている。every few days/weeks etc The plants need to be watered every few days.植物は数日おきに水をやる必要がある。the/somebody’s few days/weeks etc She had enjoyed her few days in Monaco.彼女はモナコでの数日間を楽しんでいた。2 quite a few/a good few/not a few a fairly large number of things or peopleかなり多くの物や人: She must have cooked a good few dinners over the years.長年にわたって、かなりの数の夕食を作ってきたに違いない。few of There were hundreds of protesters, not a few of whom were women.抗議者は何百人もいて、その中には女性も少なくなかった。3not many or hardly any people or things多くない、またはほとんどない人や物 OPP many: low-paid jobs that few people wantほとんど誰も望まない低賃金の仕事 Many people expressed concern, but few were willing to help.多くの人が懸念を示したが、助けようとした人はほとんどいなかった。 The team that makes the fewest mistakes usually wins.最もミスの少ないチームが通常勝つ。few of Very few of the staff come from the local area.スタッフのうち地元出身者はごくわずかだ。 Mr Wingate was full of explanations, but precious few (=hardly any) of them made sense.ウィンゲート氏は説明をたくさん並べたが、そのほとんど（=ほぼ皆無）は意味をなさなかった。the few The cathedral was one of the few buildings not destroyed in the war.その大聖堂は、戦争で破壊されなかった数少ない建物の一つだった。 This hospital is one of the few that are equipped to provide transplant surgery.この病院は、移植手術を行える設備を持つ数少ない病院の一つだ。somebody’s few belongings/friends etc I gathered together my few possessions.わずかな持ち物をまとめた。4 no fewer than used to emphasize that a number is large数が多いことを強調するために使う: I tried to contact him no fewer than ten times.彼に連絡しようと、少なくとも10回は試みた。5 as few as 5/10 etc used to emphasize how surprisingly small a number is数が驚くほど少ないことを強調するために使う: Sometimes as few as 20 out of 500 or more candidates succeed in passing all the tests.500人以上の受験者のうち、すべての試験に合格するのがわずか20人ということもある。6 to name/mention but a few used when you are mentioning only a small number of people or things as examples of a large group大きなグループの例として少数の人や物だけを挙げるときに使う: This is a feature of languages such as Arabic, Spanish and Portuguese, to name but a few.これはアラビア語、スペイン語、ポルトガル語などの言語に見られる特徴で、ほんの一例を挙げたにすぎない。7 the (privileged/chosen) few the small number of people who are treated better than others and have special advantages他より優遇され、特別な特権を持つ少数の人々: Such information is made available only to the chosen few.そのような情報は、選ばれた一部の人だけに提供される。 The needs of the many have been ignored – instead, the priority has been to bring benefits only to the few.多数の人々のニーズは無視され、その代わりに、ほんの少数の人々だけに恩恵をもたらすことが優先されてきた。8 be few and far between to be rareまれである: Jobs are few and far between at the moment.今は仕事の口がほとんどない。9 have had a few (too many) informalインフォーマル to have drunk too much alcohol飲みすぎた状態である: He looks as if he’s had a few!彼は飲みすぎたみたいだ！GRAMMAR: Comparison文法：比較a few• A few means ‘a small number, for example two or three people or things’.• a few は「少数、たとえば2、3人または2、3つのもの」という意味。• You use a few before plural nouns: · A few people were waiting.· He called me a few days later.• a few は複数形の名詞の前に使う：· 何人かが待っていた。· 彼は数日後に私に電話をかけてきた。• You say a few of the: · A few of the people were getting annoyed. ✗Don’t say: A few of people were getting annoyed.• a few of the という形を使う：· その人たちのうち何人かがいらいらし始めた。 ✗「A few of people were getting annoyed.」とは言わない。• You say a few of my/her/his etc or a few of them/us/you: · A few of my friends came too.· A few of us left early.• a few of my/her/his など、または a few of them/us/you という形を使う：· 友人のうち何人かも来た。· 私たちのうち何人かは早く帰った。few• Few means ‘not many or hardly any’. It emphasizes how small the number is.• few は「多くない、またはほとんどない」という意味で、数の少なさを強調する。• In formal English, you use few before plural nouns, without ‘a’: · Few people knew he was ill.• 正式な英語では、few は「a」なしで複数形の名詞の前に使う：· 彼が病気だと知っている人はほとんどいなかった。• In everyday English, people usually say not many instead: · Not many people knew he was ill.• 日常英語では、代わりに not many を使うことが多い：· 彼が病気だと知っている人はそれほど多くなかった。
すべての翻訳を見る1[no comparative] a small number of things or people少数の物や人a few I have to buy a few things at the supermarket.スーパーでいくつか買い物をしなければならない。 Pam called to say she’s going to be a few minutes late.パムから、数分遅れると電話があった。 There were a few people sitting at the back of the hall.ホールの後ろに数人が座っていた。 There are a few more things I’d like to discuss.もう少し話し合いたいことがある。few of I’ve read a few of her books.彼女の本を何冊か読んだことがある。 I could suggest many different methods, but anyway, here are just a few.さまざまな方法を提案できるが、とにかく、ここではほんのいくつかだけ挙げておく。 There are only a very few (=not many) exceptions.例外はほんのわずか（=多くはない）しかない。the last/next few The office has been closed for the last few days.事務所はここ数日閉まっている。every few days/weeks etc The plants need to be watered every few days.植物は数日おきに水をやる必要がある。the/somebody’s few days/weeks etc She had enjoyed her few days in Monaco.彼女はモナコでの数日間を楽しんでいた。2 quite a few/a good few/not a few a fairly large number of things or peopleかなり多くの物や人: She must have cooked a good few dinners over the years.長年にわたって、かなりの数の夕食を作ってきたに違いない。few of There were hundreds of protesters, not a few of whom were women.抗議者は何百人もいて、その中には女性も少なくなかった。3not many or hardly any people or things多くない、またはほとんどない人や物 OPP many: low-paid jobs that few people wantほとんど誰も望まない低賃金の仕事 Many people expressed concern, but few were willing to help.多くの人が懸念を示したが、助けようとした人はほとんどいなかった。 The team that makes the fewest mistakes usually wins.最もミスの少ないチームが通常勝つ。few of Very few of the staff come from the local area.スタッフのうち地元出身者はごくわずかだ。 Mr Wingate was full of explanations, but precious few (=hardly any) of them made sense.ウィンゲート氏は説明をたくさん並べたが、そのほとんど（=ほぼ皆無）は意味をなさなかった。the few The cathedral was one of the few buildings not destroyed in the war.その大聖堂は、戦争で破壊されなかった数少ない建物の一つだった。 This hospital is one of the few that are equipped to provide transplant surgery.この病院は、移植手術を行える設備を持つ数少ない病院の一つだ。somebody’s few belongings/friends etc I gathered together my few possessions.わずかな持ち物をまとめた。4 no fewer than used to emphasize that a number is large数が多いことを強調するために使う: I tried to contact him no fewer than ten times.彼に連絡しようと、少なくとも10回は試みた。5 as few as 5/10 etc used to emphasize how surprisingly small a number is数が驚くほど少ないことを強調するために使う: Sometimes as few as 20 out of 500 or more candidates succeed in passing all the tests.500人以上の受験者のうち、すべての試験に合格するのがわずか20人ということもある。6 to name/mention but a few used when you are mentioning only a small number of people or things as examples of a large group大きなグループの例として少数の人や物だけを挙げるときに使う: This is a feature of languages such as Arabic, Spanish and Portuguese, to name but a few.これはアラビア語、スペイン語、ポルトガル語などの言語に見られる特徴で、ほんの一例を挙げたにすぎない。7 the (privileged/chosen) few the small number of people who are treated better than others and have special advantages他より優遇され、特別な特権を持つ少数の人々: Such information is made available only to the chosen few.そのような情報は、選ばれた一部の人だけに提供される。 The needs of the many have been ignored – instead, the priority has been to bring benefits only to the few.多数の人々のニーズは無視され、その代わりに、ほんの少数の人々だけに恩恵をもたらすことが優先されてきた。8 be few and far between to be rareまれである: Jobs are few and far between at the moment.今は仕事の口がほとんどない。9 have had a few (too many) informalインフォーマル to have drunk too much alcohol飲みすぎた状態である: He looks as if he’s had a few!彼は飲みすぎたみたいだ！GRAMMAR: Comparison文法：比較a few• A few means ‘a small number, for example two or three people or things’.• a few は「少数、たとえば2、3人または2、3つのもの」という意味。• You use a few before plural nouns: · A few people were waiting.· He called me a few days later.• a few は複数形の名詞の前に使う：· 何人かが待っていた。· 彼は数日後に私に電話をかけてきた。• You say a few of the: · A few of the people were getting annoyed. ✗Don’t say: A few of people were getting annoyed.• a few of the という形を使う：· その人たちのうち何人かがいらいらし始めた。 ✗「A few of people were getting annoyed.」とは言わない。• You say a few of my/her/his etc or a few of them/us/you: · A few of my friends came too.· A few of us left early.• a few of my/her/his など、または a few of them/us/you という形を使う：· 友人のうち何人かも来た。· 私たちのうち何人かは早く帰った。few• Few means ‘not many or hardly any’. It emphasizes how small the number is.• few は「多くない、またはほとんどない」という意味で、数の少なさを強調する。• In formal English, you use few before plural nouns, without ‘a’: · Few people knew he was ill.• 正式な英語では、few は「a」なしで複数形の名詞の前に使う：· 彼が病気だと知っている人はほとんどいなかった。• In everyday English, people usually say not many instead: · Not many people knew he was ill.• 日常英語では、代わりに not many を使うことが多い：· 彼が病気だと知っている人はそれほど多くなかった。