A bevy is a group — but a particular kind of group, and the word comes with a lot of baggage. It began as a hunting term for a flock of certain birds (quail, larks) or a group of roe deer, and English still keeps a handful of these old collective words: a pride of lions, a school of fish, a bevy of quail.

A bevy is a group Bevy是一種群體 but a particular kind of group但是很特定的一種群體 and the word comes with a lot of baggage而且這個字帶有很多包袱 It began as a hunting term for a flock of certain birds (quail, larks) or a group of roe deer它一開始是打獵用語指某些鳥類（鵪鶉、雲雀）的一群或一群狍鹿 and English still keeps a handful of these old collective words而英文至今仍保留一些這樣的舊式集合詞 a pride of lions, a school of fish, a bevy of quail像是一群獅子、一群魚、一群鵪鶉

From there it moved to people, and for centuries the standard use was 'a bevy of beautiful girls' or 'a bevy of young women' — a group of pretty women arriving together. That is still the phrase most dictionaries record, and you will meet it in older novels and in journalism.

From there it moved to people後來這個字延伸用到人身上 and for centuries the standard use was 'a bevy of beautiful girls' or 'a bevy of young women'幾百年來標準用法是『a bevy of beautiful girls』或『a bevy of young women』 a group of pretty women arriving together意思是一群漂亮女子結伴出現 That is still the phrase most dictionaries record這仍然是大多數字典收錄的說法 and you will meet it in older novels and in journalism你會在較舊的小說和新聞寫作裡看到它

Be aware, though, that many people today find this use dated and a little uncomfortable, because it treats a group of women rather like a group of decorative birds; younger writers tend to avoid it.

Be aware, though不過要注意 that many people today find this use dated and a little uncomfortable現在很多人覺得這種用法過時甚至有點不舒服 because it treats a group of women rather like a group of decorative birds因為這把一群女性講得像一群裝飾用的鳥 younger writers tend to avoid it年輕一輩的作者通常會避開這種說法

What has grown instead is a lighter, broader use meaning simply 'a large and impressive collection of', now applied to anything: 'a bevy of awards', 'a bevy of new features', 'a bevy of lawyers', 'a bevy of options'. In this modern use the flavour is journalistic and slightly showy — a headline word, chosen because it sounds more interesting than 'lots of'.

What has grown instead取而代之發展出來的 is a lighter, broader use meaning simply 'a large and impressive collection of'是一種比較輕、比較廣的用法，單純指『數量可觀、令人印象深刻的一批』 now applied to anything現在什麼都可以套用 'a bevy of awards', 'a bevy of new features', 'a bevy of lawyers', 'a bevy of options'像是『a bevy of awards』一批獎項、『a bevy of new features』一批新功能、『a bevy of lawyers』一批律師、『a bevy of options』一堆選項 In this modern use the flavour is journalistic and slightly showy在這種現代用法裡語感偏新聞體帶點炫耀 a headline word是一個標題會用的字 chosen because it sounds more interesting than 'lots of'會被選用是因為聽起來比『lots of』有意思

It is always singular in form with 'of' after it, and it always suggests a number that is pleasingly large, never just two or three.

It is always singular in form with 'of' after it這個字的形式永遠是單數後面接『of』 and it always suggests a number that is pleasingly large而且它暗示的數量總是討喜地多 never just two or three絕不會只是兩三個