| 释义 |
many
I. \ˌmenē, -ni sometimes _mən-\ adjective
(more \(|)mō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōəˌ-ȯ(ə)\ ; most \(|)mōst\)
Etymology: Middle English many, mony many a, many, from Old English manig, mænig, monig; akin to Old Saxon & Old High German manag many a, many, Old Norse mangr, Gothic manags many a, many, Old Irish menicc frequent, Sanskrit magha gift, Old Slavic mŭnogŭ much
1. : consisting of or amounting to a large but indefinite number : not few
< many people expressed fear >
< worked hard for many years >
< a country with many natural resources >
< the many advantages of an education >
2. : one of a large but indefinite number regarded distributively — used before a, an, or another or in an inverted construction to modify a singular noun
< many a man hoped for better days >
< remained a mystery for many a year >
< many another student made the same mistake >
< many is the time she scolded the boy >
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- as many
II. pronoun, plural in construction
Etymology: Middle English many, mony many a one, many, from Old English manig, mænig, monig, from manig, mænig, monig, adjective
: a large number of persons or things
< many are called but few are chosen — Mt 22:14 (Revised Standard Version) >
< many of the statements are true >
III. noun, plural in construction
Etymology: many (I)
1. : a large but indefinite number of units or individuals
< a good many of the books were novels >
< a great many of the tourists were from the East >
2. : the great majority of people : masses, multitude — often used with preceding the
< nothing but contempt for the many >
3. obsolete : company, host, retinue
< the chiefs divide and wheeling east and west before their many ride — John Dryden >
4. usually capitalized : something that is manifold : plurality
< philosophers have largely proclaimed the One to be reality and the Many to be appearance — H.M.Kallen > |