1. 若要表示“量”,可用much, little, a little, a lot of, lots of等修飾,但不能用many, few, a few等修飾。如:
The room had little furniture in it. 室內沒什麼傢俱。
There is a lot of furniture in his living-room. 他的客廳裡有很多傢俱。
The room was small and contained far too much furniture. 房間很小而傢俱實在太多。
2.若要表示“數”可用a piece of (article, item) of等修飾。如:
A desk is an article of furniture. 書桌是一件傢俱。
Most people look on a television set as an essential piece of furniture. 多數人都把電視機看成是必不可少的傢俱。
3. 若要表示“一套傢俱”,可用a suite of修飾。如:
That’s a nice suite of furniture. 那是一套漂亮的傢俱。