单词 | most |
释义 | most /mōst/adjective
The greatest number or quantity ORIGIN: The Northumbrian form māst (Scot maist) may have occurred in OE beside the ordinary form mǣst; or the vowel may come from analogy with the compar; cf Ger meist mostˈly adverb
mostˈwhat adverb (Spenser) For the most part, mostly at most or at the most At the maximum for the most part
make the most of see under make1 the mostest (facetious) The most, the ultimate -most /-mōst/suffixIndicating superlative, eg hindmost, farthermost ORIGIN: OE superl sfx -mæst, -mest many /menˈi/adjective (compar more /mōr, mör/; superl most /mōst/)
ORIGIN: OE manig manˈyfold adjective (cf manifold) many in number adverbMany times over manˈy-coloured adjective Having many colours manˈy-eyed adjective Having many eyes many-foldˈed adjective (Spenser)
many-headˈed adjective
manˈy-root noun The ruellia plant, a member of the acanthus family many-sidˈed adjective
many-sidˈedness noun many-tonguedˈ adjective have one too many To drink to excess many a Many (with singular noun and verb) many-headed beast or monster The people, the irrational mob (a translation of Horace's belua multorum capitum) the many The crowd, ordinary people in general more1 /mör/adjective (superl most /mōst/)
ORIGIN: OE māra greater; as an adv more has superseded mo1 moˈrish or moreˈish adjective (informal) Such that one wants more any more
more and more Continually increasing more by token (dialect) In proof of this, besides more or less
no more
much /much/adjective (compar more; superl most)
—Also in unshortened archaic form muchˈel, also (Spenser) muchˈell or mochˈell and (Scot and N Eng) mickˈle or muckˈle ORIGIN: ME muche, muchel, from OE micel, mycel muchˈly adverb (archaic and joc) muchˈness noun (archaic)
a bit much Too much to put up with, unreasonable as much as or much as Although, even though make much of see under make1 much about it Something like what it usually is much of a muchness Just about the same value or amount not much of a A rather poor specimen of a not up to much (informal) Not very good too much for More than a match for too much of a good thing More than can be tolerated |
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