“quite a few” 和“quite a little"区别就是后接续的名称不同。“quite a few”修饰可数名词 “quite a little"修饰不可数名词。
quite a few :翻译为相当多。后接续可数名词,可数名词就是可以数清楚的名词,比如苹果,鸡蛋等等。相当于many。
如:quite a few apples.
quite a little:翻译为相当多,非常多。后接续不可数名词,不可数名词就是数不清楚或无法数的名词。比如:水、咖啡、大米等等。相当于much.但是语气较much等词更加强烈,可作为加强语气的短语使用。
如: quite a little water。
拓展词:
quite a bit :翻译为相当多。 如:George made quite a bit of money in his first business, but instead of retiring young。
quite a lot:翻译为不少。
如:quite a lot of fruits。