
好词典

源自古英语'manig',与德语'manch'同源,最初意为'多'或'大量'。
❶ 表示数量多,用于修饰可数名词复数形式,指代大量的人或事物。
“Many people enjoy traveling during holidays.”
(许多人喜欢在假期旅行。)
“She has many friends from different countries.”
(她有许多来自不同国家的朋友。)
❶ 指代大量的人或事物,常用于正式或书面语境中。
“Many of the guests arrived early.”
(许多客人提前到达了。)
“Many have tried, but few have succeeded.”
(许多人尝试过,但很少有人成功。)
a great many — 强调数量非常多,比单独使用many更加强调数量之大。
“A great many people attended the concert.”
(非常多的人参加了这场音乐会。)
many a — 后接单数名词,表示许多个,用于正式或文学语境。
“Many a student has struggled with this problem.”
(许多学生都曾为这个问题困扰过。)