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A profusion is a very large amount of something, often spread out so you can see how rich it is. A profusion of flowers in spring. A profusion of colours. A profusion of choices on the menu.
A profusionprofusion is指的是 a very large amount of something某樣東西數量非常多, often通常還 spread out攤開來 so you can see how rich it is讓你看得出它有多豐富。A profusion of flowers in spring春天百花齊放的profusion。A profusion of colours色彩繽紛的profusion。A profusion of choices on the menu菜單上選擇多到眼花撩亂的profusion
It often sounds , even pleasant — not dangerous. Compare that with bleeding, which is worrying: same family, different feeling.
It它 often sounds plentiful聽起來通常是豐盛的, even pleasant甚至讓人愉快 — not dangerous不是危險的意思。Compare that with拿它跟...比較一下 profuse bleeding profuse bleeding(大量出血), which是 worrying令人擔心的: same family同一個字族, different feeling感覺卻不一樣
You will also see in profusion: roses grew in profusion. It is a written, slightly fancy noun. Speakers say a lot of, loads of, or so many.
You你 will also也會 see看到 in profusionin profusion這個片語: roses grew in profusionroses grew in profusion(玫瑰開得又多又茂盛)。It它 is a written, slightly fancy noun是個書面、有點文雅的名詞。Speakers say口語會說 a lot of, loads of, or so manya lot of、loads of,或so many
Though actually, the tidy idea ‘a very large amount’ is right, but the word likes things you can look at or choose from — flowers, colours, food — more than abstract work or money.
Though actually不過事實上, the tidy idea這個簡單的說法 ‘a very large amount’「數量非常多」 is right是對的, but但 the word這個字 likes things比較喜歡...的東西 you can look at or choose from你看得到、挑得出來的 — flowers, colours, food花、色彩、食物 — more than而不是 abstract work or money抽象的工作或金錢
組成From Middle French profusion, from Late Latin profusio. It is the noun cousin of profuse.
同家族的字
- profusethe adjective: produced in large quantities, often pouring out
- profuselythe adverb from profuse
- profusenessthe less common noun from the same adjective
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。
profusionnoun/pɹoʊˈfjuʒən/
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abundance; the state of being profuse; a cornucopia
- His hair, in great profusion, streamed down over his shoulders.
- We set the men at work felling trees, selecting for the purpose jarrah, a hard, weather-resisting timber which grew in profusion near by.
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lavish or imprudent expenditure; prodigality or extravagance
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。