先来看一些句子：
I have a little money. Tomhas less money. Jenny has little money. So, who almost has nomoney？Jenny!
那样，less作为限定词来看，在乎义上讲，应该是a little的比较级，毕竟less表示“还是有，只不过更少”，而little表示否定含义。
同理，I have a few freckles.Tom has fewer than I do and Jennyhas few. So, Jenny doesn't need somuch concealer as I do, as she has almostno freckles.
fewer作为限定词来看，在乎义上讲，应该是a few的比较级，毕竟fewer表示“还是有，只不过更少”，而few表示否定含义。
请问，less根据“更少的”意义来看，为何是little（几乎没）的比较级呢？
I have a littlemoney. Tom has less money. Jenny has little money. So, who almost has no money？Jenny!
网友第一要明确以下问题：
1. less 是 little 的比较级形式，但 less 并不是用来跟 little 相比较，并非比 little少。这是不少英语学习者的误区。less 实质表达一种“少的趋向，比较时少于另外一个数字”。
2. 依据前面所讲的道理，网友把这几句放在一块，貌似有趣，其实会致使误解 less 的意思。这是人为地把 less 跟 alittle 比较。为什么不跟 a lot of 或 two million 比较呢？比较定义表示两个数字的多寡，不表示“绝对数”的多少。
就跟 older 一个道理，它肯定比old 老吗？
The man is old. He is eighty.
Tom is thirteen. John is olderand he is 14 years old.