说few而不是Several会不会很尴尬?

母语人士的回答
Rebecca
当提到数量或体积时, several意味着数量大于few 。按从小到大的顺序排列是couple (2), few (~3/4), several (5 or more), then many 。因此,如果在这种情况下使用few ,则句子的含义可能会发生变化。示例: I have several coworkers who live near me. (我的一些同事住在我家附近。)例如: I only have a few cousins and no siblings. (我只有几个堂兄弟,没有兄弟。)