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less

Giọng chưa rõ/lɛs/

Nghĩa và cách dùng

Trạng từ

Used for constructing syntactic diminutive comparatives of adjectives and adverbs.

Ví dụ

Randal is less welcome than Rachel but as her spouse we should invite them both.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

This gadget is less useful than I expected.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

Từ liên quanTrái nghĩamore

Trạng từ

To a smaller extent or degree.

Ví dụ

The grammar book was less than (that is, not at all) helpful.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

That this is a positive one makes it no less a stereotype, and therefore unacceptable.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

Từ hạn định

A smaller amount of; not as much.

Ví dụ

No less than eight pints of beer.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

I have less tea than coffee.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

Từ liên quanTrái nghĩamore

Từ hạn định

Fewer; a smaller number of.

Ví dụ

There are less people here now.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

Now there are three less green bottles hanging on the wall.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

Giới từ

Minus; not including

Ví dụ

It should then tax all of that as personal income, less the proportion of the car's annual mileage demonstrably clocked up on company business.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

Total: $500, less $50 expenses.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

Từ liên quanTrái nghĩaplus

Danh từ

A smaller amount or quantity.

Ví dụ

Less is better.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

I have less to do today than yesterday.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

Nguồn gốc và lịch sử

Adverb From Middle English les, lesse, leasse, lasse, from Old English lǣs (“smaller, less”), from Proto-Germanic *laisiz, from Proto-Indo-European *leys- (“to shrink, grow thin, be gentle”). Cognate with Old Frisian lēs (“less”), Old Saxon lēs (“less”). According to Kroonen (2013), from a northern Indo-European root Proto-Indo-European *leh₂is- or *leh₃is-, which he connects to Lithuanian liesas (“lean”). Determiner and preposition from Middle English lees, lesse, leasse, lasse, from Old English lǣssa (“less”), from Proto-Germanic *laisizan-, from Proto-Germanic *laisiz (“smaller, lesser, fewer, lower”) (see above). Cognate with Old Frisian lessa (“less”). Verb from Middle English lessen, from the determiner. Noun from Middle English lesse, from the determiner.

Mức độ chứng cứ: Có ghi nhận

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TừTrạng từCEFR B1 · ước lượng

less

Giọng chưa rõ/lɛs/

Nghĩa và cách dùng

Trạng từ

Used for constructing syntactic diminutive comparatives of adjectives and adverbs.

Ví dụ

Randal is less welcome than Rachel but as her spouse we should invite them both.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

This gadget is less useful than I expected.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

Từ liên quanTrái nghĩamore

Trạng từ

To a smaller extent or degree.

Ví dụ

The grammar book was less than (that is, not at all) helpful.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

That this is a positive one makes it no less a stereotype, and therefore unacceptable.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

Từ hạn định

A smaller amount of; not as much.

Ví dụ

No less than eight pints of beer.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

I have less tea than coffee.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

Từ liên quanTrái nghĩamore

Từ hạn định

Fewer; a smaller number of.

Ví dụ

There are less people here now.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

Now there are three less green bottles hanging on the wall.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

Giới từ

Minus; not including

Ví dụ

It should then tax all of that as personal income, less the proportion of the car's annual mileage demonstrably clocked up on company business.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

Total: $500, less $50 expenses.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

Từ liên quanTrái nghĩaplus

Danh từ

A smaller amount or quantity.

Ví dụ

Less is better.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

I have less to do today than yesterday.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

Nguồn gốc và lịch sử

Mức độ chứng cứ: Có ghi nhận

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Nguồn và ghi công (3)

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Giấy phép: CC BY-SA 4.0
Vietnamese glosses and marked examples generated with AI assistance for SeRie. This release does not claim independent human editorial review.
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)
Giấy phép: CC BY-SA 4.0
Definitions, examples, pronunciations and etymologies from Wiktionary contributors, extracted by kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
wordfreq
Giấy phép: CC BY-SA 4.0
Word frequencies from wordfreq by Robyn Speer.

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