英语词汇“not a few”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. not a few.

(a) Used adjectivally: a considerable number of.

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?1477 Lydgate’s Horse, Ghoos, & Sheep (Caxton) Cam to fore calais with flemyngis not a fewe.

?1510 T. More tr. G. F. Pico della Mirandola Lyfe I. Picus sig. a.iiii Yet lakked they erudition and lernynge: which questions: notwith stonding by fore that not a few famous doctours of diuinite had..subscribed their names vndre them.

1665 T. H. Exact Surv. Affaires Netherlands 169 About which matter there are not a few blastings and Factions.

1794 J. Stele Ess. Manufacturing Milk into Butter & Cheese 104 Not a few considerable farmers have no other milk nor cheese house than their barn.

1843 T. J. Graham Cold-water Syst. (ed. 2) 5 There are not a few diseases in which the skilful physician will be far more successful..than the most perfect hydropath.

1970 N. Armstrong et al. First on Moon ii. 42 There was so much partying that not a few people wondered about the size of the national hangover.

2010 Independent 4 Nov. (Viewspaper section) 4/5 The Tea Party..joins together Independents, Republicans and not a few Democrats.

(b) Used as noun: a considerable number; also with of-phrase as complement.

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1533 T. More Debellacyon Salem & Bizance ii. xvi. f. lxxvi^v I am very sure there be not a fewe that haue herd suche euydence.

1668 J. Beale Let. 27 June in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1967) IV. 474 Wee have often discoursed & found yt some others, perhaps not a few of ye R S, are somewt unfriendly.

1780 J. Brett tr. B. J. Feijóo y Montenegro Ess. II. xvii. 167 Among the professors of literature, there are not a few, who make themselves unpleasant companions.

1876 Encycl. Brit. V. 209/2 Not a few of the slabs..bearing a pagan inscription on one side, and a Christian one on the other. These are known as opisthographs.

1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 1 Nov. 11/1 A John Hop who has helped to deal with many ‘methos.’ tells me not a few prefer petrol.

2009 Art Q. Winter 61/1 Not a few of those [artists] usually overlooked by books like this are given their money's worth.

(c) Used adverbially: considerably. rare.

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1778 S. Burney Let. July in F. Burney Early Diary (1889) II. 252 Your letter which diverted him not a few.

a1953 H. Belloc Coll. Poems (1958) 136 When Mr Rhys shall hear that you Are in the hands of the police It will disturb him not a few.

单词	not a few
释义	> as lemmas not a few b. not a few. (a) Used adjectivally: a considerable number of. ΚΠ ?1477 Lydgate’s Horse, Ghoos, & Sheep (Caxton) Cam to fore calais with flemyngis not a fewe. ?1510 T. More tr. G. F. Pico della Mirandola Lyfe I. Picus sig. a.iiii Yet lakked they erudition and lernynge: which questions: notwith stonding by fore that not a few famous doctours of diuinite had..subscribed their names vndre them. 1665 T. H. Exact Surv. Affaires Netherlands 169 About which matter there are not a few blastings and Factions. 1794 J. Stele Ess. Manufacturing Milk into Butter & Cheese 104 Not a few considerable farmers have no other milk nor cheese house than their barn. 1843 T. J. Graham Cold-water Syst. (ed. 2) 5 There are not a few diseases in which the skilful physician will be far more successful..than the most perfect hydropath. 1970 N. Armstrong et al. First on Moon ii. 42 There was so much partying that not a few people wondered about the size of the national hangover. 2010 Independent 4 Nov. (Viewspaper section) 4/5 The Tea Party..joins together Independents, Republicans and not a few Democrats. (b) Used as noun: a considerable number; also with of-phrase as complement. ΚΠ 1533 T. More Debellacyon Salem & Bizance ii. xvi. f. lxxvi^v I am very sure there be not a fewe that haue herd suche euydence. 1668 J. Beale Let. 27 June in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1967) IV. 474 Wee have often discoursed & found yt some others, perhaps not a few of ye R S, are somewt unfriendly. 1780 J. Brett tr. B. J. Feijóo y Montenegro Ess. II. xvii. 167 Among the professors of literature, there are not a few, who make themselves unpleasant companions. 1876 Encycl. Brit. V. 209/2 Not a few of the slabs..bearing a pagan inscription on one side, and a Christian one on the other. These are known as opisthographs. 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 1 Nov. 11/1 A John Hop who has helped to deal with many ‘methos.’ tells me not a few prefer petrol. 2009 Art Q. Winter 61/1 Not a few of those [artists] usually overlooked by books like this are given their money's worth. (c) Used adverbially: considerably. rare. ΚΠ 1778 S. Burney Let. July in F. Burney Early Diary (1889) II. 252 Your letter which diverted him not a few. a1953 H. Belloc Coll. Poems (1958) 136 When Mr Rhys shall hear that you Are in the hands of the police It will disturb him not a few. extracted from fewadj.pron.n. < as lemmas
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