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单词 ample
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
am•ple /ˈæmpəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. fully sufficient for the purpose;
    plentiful:an ample reward.
  2. large;
    roomy:The apartment comes with ample storage space.
am•ply, adv. See -ampl-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
am•ple  (ampəl),USA pronunciation adj., -pler, -plest. 
  1. fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs;
    plentiful;
    enough:an ample supply of water; ample time to finish.
  2. of sufficient or abundant measure;
    liberal;
    copious:an ample reward.
  3. of adequate or more than adequate extent, size, or amount;
    large;
    spacious;
    roomy:ample storage space.
  • Latin amplus wide, large
  • Anglo-French
  • late Middle English 1400–50
ample•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See plentiful. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged generous, free, abounding, lavish, plenteous, overflowing. Ample, liberal, copious, profuse describe degrees of abundant provision. Ample implies a plentiful provision:to give ample praise.Liberal implies provision from a generous supply (more than ample but less than copious):Liberal amounts of food were distributed to the needy.Copious implies an apparently inexhaustible and lavish abundance:a copious flow of tears.Profuse implies a still more unrestrained abundance of provision or flow:profuse in his apologies.
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged extensive, vast, great, capacious.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged scanty, meager.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ample /ˈæmpəl/ adj
  1. more than sufficient; abundant: an ample helping
  2. large in size, extent, or amount: of ample proportions
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French, from Latin amplus spacious

ˈampleness n
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