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    Innumerable means very, very many — so many that you would not sit down and count them. “Innumerable stars” means a huge number of stars, not that counting is truly impossible. People use the word to sound strong, often in writing that is a little formal. In speech, countless or so many is more common. Though actually, this word is easy to mix with , which looks similar but is about maths skill, not about a large number.

    無數的、數不清的

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

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組成in- (not) + numerable (able to be counted). From Latin innumerabilis, same pieces.

同家族的字

  • numberthe same Latin root for counting
  • numerousalso means “many,” from the same root
  • numerablethe positive form: able to be counted
  • enumerateto count or list one by one, same root

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

innumerableadj/ɪˈnuːməɹ.əbəl/

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    Not capable of being counted, enumerated, or numbered.

    • The casualties of the Second World War were so great that they are innumerable.
    • Soon we could see the innumerable banners fluttering, and then the sun struck the sea of armor and set it all aflash.
  • 2

    Of a very high number; extremely numerous.

    • The wide sandy plain of the valley, some five miles long, which slopes imperceptibly down to Issik Pakhta, is overgrown with minute bushes. All the tiny streams we crossed unite to form the Alessun Gol, which then flows westwards to the pasture grounds of Kala Otlak. We observed dozens of herds of orongo, mainly females, with innumerable young. The landscape looked highly unpromising for agriculture yet I noticed that the folk of Bulaq Bashi planted grain. Four hours’ marching took us to within sight of Issik Pakhta Nor, which the maps also record as Khon Qum Nor.
    • Kjelsås (six miles) marks the end of the suburbs, and the line immediately plunges into Nordmarka. This vast untamed area of forest and mountain (much of it over 2,000 ft. above sea level), interspersed with innumerable lakes, large and small, is known as Oslo's playground.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。