有關a bit的幾種錯誤用法及糾正

a bit

　　【精解】

　　1)a bit只修飾處於補足語位置上的形容詞，不能修飾名詞短語前的形容詞，這時的用法與a little一樣。如：

　　The box is a bit/a little heavy.

　　The weather is a bit/a little hot.

　　(a bit/a little heavy box(es)/hot weather, etc.錯誤用法)

　　2)a bit不能直接修飾名詞，須用a bit of,(但a little則可以)如：

　　I have a little money with me.

　　I have a bit of money with me.

　　(I have a bit money with me.錯誤用法)

　　3)習慣用語after a bit, for a bit,和in a bit在口語中均用來表示「a short time」的意思。如：

　　I am going to sleep for a bit.

　　I will be ready in a bit.

　　4)a bit作程度副詞用在否定句中，與at all同義；用在肯定句中與a little同義。(但a bit不管指何種意義，都是非正式用法)如：

　　They don't like his attitude at all/a bit.

　　We will try and help her a little/a bit.

　　They weren't a bit aplogetic.

　　(They weren't apologetic at all.正式用法)

　　*注意：

　　not a bit和not a little的意義正好相反。not a bit是not at all的非正式用法。但not a little是委婉語，作「much」解釋，兩者切勿弄錯了。

　　試比較：

　　He is not a bit tired.(他一點也不累)

　　He is not a little tired(他相當累)

　　He was not a bit annoyed.(他一點也不煩惱)

　　He was not a little annoyed.(他相當煩惱)