詞彙精選：several的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
adj.
幾個的，數個的
例句：
I bought several books today.
今天我買了幾本書。
例句：
There were several problems which tortured the elderly man.
有幾個問題折磨着那老人。
【書】各不相同的，各自的
例句：
They shook hands and went their several ways.
他們握了手，然後各走各的路
例句：
This difference can be viewed in several alternative ways.
可以用幾種不同的方式來考察這個差別。
pron.
幾個，數個
例句：
They complained that the salary is too low. Several have quit working
他們抱怨工資太低。其中幾個已經辭職了。
例句：
Several thousand have signed a petition demanding more change.
數千人簽署了請願書迫切要求更多的改革。
二、詞義辨析：
little,few,several
這幾個詞用作形容詞時均含“少量的”之意。little只修飾不可數名詞，含否定意義。few只修飾可數名詞的複數形式，側重指數量非常少，給人一種模糊概念，含否定意義。 several修飾可數名詞的複數形式，指至少有3個，但不會超過5、6個。
三、參考例句：
Saturn has several moons.
土星有好幾顆衛星。
We swam several widths.
我們遊了好幾個來回。
I bought several books today
今天我買了幾本書。
She makes several pertinent remarks.
她說了幾句中肯的話。
There are several presidential candidates.
有數位總統候選人。
Several letters arrived this morning.
今天上午來了幾封信。
The meeting engendered several quarrels.
這次會議發生了幾次爭吵。
She made several offensive remarks.
她說了一些無禮的話。
He said several nonsensical things.
他說了許多荒謬的話。
The engine misfired several times.
發動機好幾次發動不起來。
