
number
词源
源自中古英语 'nombre',古法语 'nombre',拉丁语 'numerus',意为“数字”或“数量”。
noun
❶ 表示数量的符号或名称,用于计数或测量,如1、2、3等。
“The number of students in the class is 30.”
(班上的学生人数是30人。)
“She wrote down her phone number on a piece of paper.”
(她把电话号码写在一张纸上。)
❶ 指数量或总数,用于描述某物的多少。
“A large number of people attended the concert.”
(很多人参加了音乐会。)
“The number of accidents has decreased.”
(事故的数量减少了。)
verb
❶ 给某物编号或标记数字,使其有序或易于识别。
“Please number the pages of your report.”
(请给你的报告页码编号。)
“The seats are numbered from 1 to 100.”
(座位从1到100编号。)
❶ 总计或达到某个数量,常用于描述某物的总数。
“The crowd numbered in the thousands.”
(人群数量达到数千人。)
“The collection numbers over 500 pieces.”
(收藏品总数超过500件。)
常见短语
a number of — 表示“许多”或“一些”,用于描述不确定但较多的数量。
“A number of students were absent today.”
(今天有许多学生缺席。)
in number — 在数量上,用于强调某物的具体数量或规模。
“The guests were few in number.”
(客人的数量很少。)
by the numbers — 按部就班地,严格按照规则或步骤行事。
“He completed the task by the numbers.”
(他按部就班地完成了任务。)