核心畫面
A big pile of countable things — not one, not a few, but a whole crowd of them that you could in principle count one by one.
可以想成手裡握著一大把可以一個一個數的東西——不是一個、也不是幾個,而是「一堆、一群」。many 永遠對著「可數」的…更多收起
可以想成手裡握著一大把可以一個一個數的東西——不是一個、也不是幾個,而是「一堆、一群」。many 永遠對著「可數」的東西(人、椅子、次數),腦中的畫面比較像數量多到讓人覺得「好多」。底下所有用法,都是這個「一大把數量」被放進不同的句型框架裡。原始詞典資料8 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。
Manyname
- 1
A surname.
- 2
A town, the parish seat of Sabine Parish, Louisiana, United States.
manydet/ˈmɛni/
- 1
before a countable noun: A large, indefinite number of.
- Not many such people enjoyed playing chess.
- There are very many different ways to cook a meal.
- 2
before a countable noun: (in combinations such as ‘as many’, ‘so many’, ‘this many’) Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the number of people or things.
- We don't need this many bananas. Put some back.
- I've never seen these many stars in the sky.
manypron/ˈmɛni/
- 1
A large, indefinite number of people or things.
- Many are called, but few are chosen.
- Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us...
manynoun/ˈmɛni/
- 1
A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.
- Democracy must balance the rights of the few against the will of the many.
- 2
A considerable number.
- I know that my mother cried a many of times from decisions I made.
manyadj/ˈmɛni/
- 1
Existing in large number; numerous.
- Let’s take these fears about a rich, strong China to their logical extreme. The U.S. and Chinese governments are always disagreeing—about trade, foreign policy, the environment. Someday the disagreement could be severe. Taiwan, Tibet, North Korea, Iran—the possibilities are many, though Taiwan always heads the list.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。