Ⅰ.修饰形容词、副词、动词或比较级时,二者意义相同,可以互换使用。如:
He came back looking a little/ a bit annoyed. 他回来了,看起来有点生气。
He walked a bit / a little slowly. 他走路有点慢。
Ⅱ.二者都可以作名词词组,充当主语或宾语。如:
A little / bit is enough for me. 我有一点儿就够了。
I know only a little / a bit about panda. 我对大熊猫的情况只了解一点。
Ⅲ。a little可直接修饰名词;a bit后须加of才可以。如:
She knows a little German. = She knows a bit of German. 她懂一点德语。
I know a little bit of German. 我懂一点点德语。
[注意] a little of 后的名词通常特指,表“……中的一些”,如:
May I have a little of butter? 能来点黄油吗?
Ⅳ. 否定形式
not a little 作状语,相当于very/ quite, “很”, “非常”;作定语和宾语时,相当于much, 意为 “许多”。
not a bit 作状语时,相当于not at all, 意为“一点也不”,作宾语时则相当于not much.如:
He is not a little (=very) hungry. 他饿极了。
He is not a bit (=not at all) hungry.他一点也不饿。
She ate not a little (=much). 她吃得很多。
Ⅴ. Not a bit 中的not 可以分开使用;not a little中的not 则不能分开。如:
He felt not a bit tired. = He didn't feel a bit tired. 他觉得一点也不累。
He felt not a little tired. 他觉得非常累。但不能说:He didn't fell a little tired.
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