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源自中古英语,由 'number'(数字)和 '-less'(无、没有)组合而成,字面意思是“没有数字的”或“无法计数的”。
❶ 形容数量多到无法计算或数不清的事物,强调数量极其庞大或无限多。
“The night sky was filled with numberless stars.”
(夜空中布满了数不清的星星。)
“Numberless grains of sand covered the beach.”
(海滩上覆盖着数不尽的沙粒。)
numberless as the stars — 形容数量极其庞大,像星星一样多到无法计数。
“The possibilities are numberless as the stars in the sky.”
(可能性多如天上的繁星,数不胜数。)