用於可數名詞複數，表示少量但通常足夠，語氣偏正面。基本結構為「a few + 複數名詞」，或用作代名詞結構「a few of + 限定詞/代名詞」。常見於時間、物品、人數等（如 a few minutes, a few books, a few students）。與「few」對比：few 帶負面語氣，意指幾乎沒有。
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I have a few friends in the basketball team.
我在籃球隊有幾個朋友。
其他形式：
a few of
用作代名詞或特定群體前，結構為「a few of + the/these/those/my/them 等 + 複數名詞/代名詞」。不能直接接裸名詞（不可說 a few of students）。
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A few of the students are absent today.
今天有幾位學生缺席。
only a few
強調數量很少，常帶有遺憾或不足的語氣。
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Only a few tickets were left for the concert.
演唱會只剩下幾張票。
quite a few
表示「不少／相當多」，比 a few 多，語氣常帶驚訝或出乎意料。
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Quite a few students joined the club this year.
今年有相當多的學生加入社團。
few
無冠詞的 few 表示「很少、幾乎沒有」，語氣負面，常指不足；用法為 few + 複數名詞 或 few of + 限定詞/代名詞。
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Few students understood the poem.
很少學生聽懂那首詩。
常見錯誤
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I have a few homework today.
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I have a little homework today.
homework 為不可數名詞，不能用 a few。表示「一些（不可數）」要用 a little；若要用 a few，需改為可數名詞如 assignments。
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There are a few student in the library.
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There are a few students in the library.
a few 後的名詞必須用可數「複數」形式。
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Few students stayed, so the teacher was happy.
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A few students stayed, so the teacher was happy.
few 帶負面語氣（幾乎沒有），與後面「很高興」語意不合；此處應用 a few 表示「有一些（足夠）」。
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A few of students arrived early.
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A few of the students arrived early.
a few of 後面需要限定詞（the/these/my 等）或代名詞（them/us）。不能直接接裸名詞。