a little of 与a bit of 的区别

a little of 与a bit of 的区别

a little of和a bit of的区别

1. a little可用作形容词,直接修饰不可数名词;而a bit不能用作形容词,修饰名词时,其后须加上of,构成“a bit of+n.”结构。例如:

Please give me a bit of paper.

He knows a bit of French.

但是,当a little修饰的名词前有this,that以及所有格等限定词时,也要用a little of结构。例如:

I want to drink a little of that wine.

2. a bit可构成“a bit of+不定冠词+名词”,而a little则不能。例如:

I’m afraid your friend is a bit of a thief.

3. a bit和a little的否定式意义正好相反。not a bit=not at all,意为“毫不”;而not a little=very much,意为“非常”,“很”。例如:

He is not a bit tired.他一点不累。

He is not a little tired.他很累。