When something is plentiful, there is more than enough of it.

When something is plentiful當某樣東西是plentiful的時候, there is more than enough of it表示它的量超過所需、綽綽有餘。

Fruit can be plentiful in summer. Rain can be plentiful in a wet month. Work, money, and chances can be plentiful too.

Fruit can be plentiful in summer水果在夏天可以是plentiful。 Rain can be plentiful in a wet month雨水在多雨的月份可以是plentiful。 Work, money, and chances can be plentiful too工作、錢、機會也都可以是plentiful。

It is a calm describing word: you will see it in school books and news more than in chat.

It is a calm describing word這是一個給人平靜感覺的形容詞: you will see it in school books and news more than in chat你在課本和新聞裡看到它的機會,比在聊天裡多。

In speech people often prefer the noun plenty — “plenty of rice” — and keep plentiful for “rice is plentiful this year.” Though actually, plentiful is not a complaint.

In speech people often prefer the noun plenty口語裡大家比較常用名詞plenty — 'plenty of rice'像「plenty of rice很多米」 — and keep plentiful for 'rice is plentiful this year'把plentiful留給「rice is plentiful this year今年米很充足」這種說法。 Though actually, plentiful is not a complaint不過其實plentiful並不是在抱怨。

It does not mean “too much” in a bad way; it just means there is a lot, enough and then some. A plentiful supply is usually a good thing, unless the rest of the sentence says otherwise.

It does not mean 'too much' in a bad way它不是負面地說「太多了」; it just means there is a lot, enough and then some只是表示量很大,足夠而且還有剩。 A plentiful supply is usually a good thingplentiful的供應通常是好事, unless the rest of the sentence says otherwise除非句子後面另有交代。