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单词 several
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sev•er•al /ˈsɛvərəl, ˈsɛvrəl/USA pronunciation   adj. [+ plural noun]
  1. being more than two but fewer than many:There are several ways to do the same thing.
  2. separate;
    different:We visited on several occasions.
  3. individual;
    respective:They went their several ways.

n. [plural* used with a plural verb]
  1. several persons or things;
    a few;
    some:Several have already signed up.
sev•er•al•ly, adv. See -pare1-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sev•er•al  (sevər əl, sevrəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind:several ways of doing it.
  2. respective;
    individual:They went their several ways.
  3. separate;
    different:several occasions.
  4. single;
    particular.
  5. Lawbinding two or more persons who may be sued separately on a common obligation.

n. 
  1. several persons or things;
    a few;
    some.
  • Medieval Latin sēparālis, equivalent. to Latin sēpar separate + -ālis -al1
  • Anglo-French
  • late Middle English 1375–1425

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
several /ˈsɛvrəl/ determiner
  1. more than a few; an indefinite small number: several people objected
  2. (as pronoun; functioning as plural): several of them know
adj
  1. (prenominal) various; separate: the members with their several occupations
  2. (prenominal) distinct; different: three several times
  3. capable of being dealt with separately; not shared
Etymology: 15th Century: via Anglo-French from Medieval Latin sēparālis, from Latin sēpār, from sēparāre to separate
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