few

noun

a small elite group
小さなエリート集団
- it was designed for the discriminating few
  それは少数特権階級のために設計された

adjective

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'
可算名詞と共に使用できて、しばしば'a'によって先行されている数量詞

a small but indefinite number
少ないが、不明確な数
- a few weeks ago
  数週間前
- a few more wagons than usual
  いつもより２、３台多いワゴン
- an invalid's pleasures are few and far between
  病人の楽しみはほとんどない
- few roses were still blooming
  少数のばらはまだ咲いていた
- few women have led troops in battle
  戦闘で軍隊を率いた女性はほとんどいなかった

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