| 释义 |
some
I. \(|)səm\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English som, adjective & pron., from Old English sum, adjective & pron.; akin to Old High German sum, adjective & pron., some, Old Norse sumr, adjective & pron., Gothic sums, adjective & pron., some, Greek hamē somehow, Sanskrit sama any, sama level, equal, same — more at same
1. : being one unknown, undetermined, or unspecified unit or being or thing
< some person knocked at my door >
< I'll do it some day >
— sometimes used as a correlative to another or other
< he is spending the summer at some beach or another >
< some day or other make us a visit >
2. : being one, a part, or an unspecified number of something (as a class, group, species, collection, or range of possibilities) named or contextually implied : being an unspecified or ill-defined individual, kind, or example of something
< this criticism applies to some students only >
< some gems are hard but the majority are soft >
< protective coloring occurs in some birds >
< the hartebeest is some African animal >
< requested help from some man in the audience >
3. : worthy of notice or consideration : far from negligible : more or less important or striking
< that was some race >
< that was some party >
4. : being one of, one kind of, or an undetermined proportion of : being always at least one but often a few and sometimes all of — used as a sign of particularity to indicate that the logical proposition in which it occurs is asserted only of a subclass or certain existent members of the class denoted by the term which it modifies
II. \|səm\ pronoun, singular or plural in construction
Etymology: Middle English som, adjective & pron., from Old English sum, adjective & pron.
1. : some one : one person or thing among a number
< some of these days >
2. : one indeterminate quantity, portion, or number as distinguished from the rest : a part of something (as a number or group of persons)
< some had webbed feet, some had talons >
3. : some more : an indefinite additional amount or degree
< he ran a mile and then some >
III. \(|)səm\ indefinite article
Etymology: some (I)
: being of an unspecified but appreciable or not inconsiderable quantity, amount, extent, or degree : more than a little : being in number at least or often more than a few
< we have some good honey >
< there is some heat in this radiator >
< they have some land by the river >
IV. \|səm\ adverb
Etymology: some (I)
1. : about — usually used before a numeral
< a village of some eighty houses >
< some two or three persons >
2. : in some degree or extent : somewhat
< felt some better after just one mouthful > |