Pay attention closely to the next dialogue, in which 「多少」is used in several different ways. 「多少」 can mean “more or less”, “how much”.
One must observe how the speaker is using the term 「多少」to figure out whether the usage is “more or less”, or a measure word of “how much”.
Underneath the dialogue is a numbered list of different uses of 「多少」
The number next to each line is a reference to which「多少」is being used.
到底要穿多少?穿多少?穿多少?
小美:現在的天氣真的是不好穿衣服耶!
小玲:我告訴你，很簡單啊!
冬天能穿「多少」(1)就穿「多少」(3)
夏天能穿「多少」(3)就穿「多少」(3)
小美:可是我衣服也沒有「多少」(3)，我怎麼知道我要穿「多少」(1)
小玲:該穿「多少」(1)就穿「多少」(1)囉!
1.how many:疑問代詞
2.how much∶指量度或數量大小
3.undetermined amount, the measurement is based on the surroundings and situation. “More or Less”:表示不定的數量
What does the phrase more or less mean?
