many 音標拼音: [m'ɛni]
n . 多數,多數的人
a . 許多的
pron . 許多
多數,多數的人許多的
many 多對多
many 一對多; 一對多( 的 )
many 多
many adj 1 :
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `
as '
or `
too '
or `
so '
or `
that ';
amounting to a large but indefinite number ; "
many temptations "; "
the temptations are many "; "
a good many ";
"
a great many "; "
many directions "; "
take as many apples as you like "; "
too many clouds to see "; "
never saw so many people " [
ant : {
few }]
Many \
Ma "
ny \,
n . [
See {
Meine }, {
Mansion }.]
A retinue of servants ;
a household . [
Obs .] --
Chaucer .
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Many \
Ma "
ny \,
a . &
pron .
Note : [
It has no variation to express degrees of comparison ;
more and most ,
which are used for the comparative and superlative degrees ,
are from a different root .] [
OE .
mani ,
moni ,
AS .
manig ,
m [
ae ]
nig ,
monig ;
akin to D .
menig ,
OS . &
OHG .
manag ,
G .
manch ,
Dan .
mange ,
Sw .
m [*
a ]
nge ,
Goth .
manags ,
OSlav .
mnog ',
Russ .
mnogii ;
cf .
Icel .
margr ,
Prov .
E .
mort . [
root ]
103 .]
Consisting of a great number ;
numerous ;
not few .
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Thou shalt be a father of many nations . --
Gen .
xvii .
4 .
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Not many wise men after the flesh ,
not many mighty ,
not many noble ,
are called . --
1 Cor .
i .
26 .
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Note :
Many is freely prefixed to participles ,
forming compounds which need no special explanation ;
as ,
many -
angled ,
many -
celled ,
many -
eyed ,
many -
footed ,
many -
handed ,
many -
leaved ,
many -
lettered ,
many -
named ,
many -
peopled ,
many -
petaled ,
many -
seeded ,
many -
syllabled (
polysyllabic ),
many -
tongued ,
many -
voiced ,
many -
wived ,
and the like .
In such usage it is equivalent to {
multi }.
Comparison is often expressed by many with as or so . "
As many as were willing hearted . . .
brought bracelets ." --
Exod .
xxxv .
22 . "
So many laws argue so many sins ." --
Milton .
Many stands with a singular substantive with a or an .
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{
Many a },
a large number taken distributively ;
each one of many . "
For thy sake have I shed many a tear ." --
Shak .
"
Full many a gem of purest ray serene ." --
Gray .
{
Many one },
many a one ;
many persons . --
Bk .
of Com .
Prayer .
{
The many },
the majority ; --
opposed to {
the few }.
See {
Many },
n .
{
Too many },
too numerous ;
hence ,
too powerful ;
as ,
they are too many for us . --
L '
Estrange .
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Syn :
Numerous ;
multiplied ;
frequent ;
manifold ;
various ;
divers ;
sundry .
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Many \
Ma "
ny \,
n . [
AS .
menigeo ,
menigo ,
menio ,
multitude ;
akin to G .
menge ,
OHG .
manag [
imac ],
menig [
imac ],
Goth .
managei .
See {
Many },
a .]
1 .
The populace ;
the common people ;
the majority of people ,
or of a community .
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After him the rascal many ran . --
Spenser .
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2 .
A large or considerable number .
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A many of our bodies shall no doubt Find native graves . --
Shak .
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Seeing a great many in rich gowns . --
Addison .
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It will be concluded by many that he lived like an honest man . --
Fielding .
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Note :
In this sense ,
many is connected immediately with another substantive (
without of )
to show of what the many consists ;
as ,
a good many [
of ]
people think so .
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He is liable to a great many inconveniences .
--
Tillotson .
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202 Moby Thesaurus words for "
many ":
a mass of ,
a world of ,
abounding ,
abundance ,
abundant ,
affluent ,
all -
sufficing ,
ample ,
aplenty ,
army ,
assorted ,
at odds ,
at variance ,
bevy ,
billion ,
bottomless ,
bounteous ,
bountiful ,
bunch ,
cloud ,
clutter ,
common ,
considerable ,
contrary ,
contrasted ,
contrasting ,
copious ,
countless ,
covey ,
departing ,
deviating ,
deviative ,
different ,
differentiated ,
differing ,
diffuse ,
disaccordant ,
disagreeing ,
discordant ,
discrepant ,
discrete ,
discriminated ,
disjoined ,
disparate ,
dissimilar ,
dissonant ,
distinct ,
distinguished ,
divergent ,
diverging ,
divers ,
diverse ,
diversified ,
effuse ,
epidemic ,
ever so many ,
everyday ,
exhaustless ,
extravagant ,
exuberant ,
fat ,
fertile ,
flight ,
flock ,
flocks ,
flush ,
frequent ,
frequentative ,
full ,
full many ,
galore ,
generous ,
habitual ,
hail ,
heaped -
up ,
heterogeneous ,
hive ,
hordes ,
host ,
in disagreement ,
in plenty ,
in quantity ,
inaccordant ,
incompatible ,
incongruous ,
inconsistent ,
inconsonant ,
inexhaustible ,
inharmonious ,
innumerable ,
irreconcilable ,
jam ,
jillion ,
large amount ,
lavish ,
legion ,
liberal ,
lots ,
luxuriant ,
manifold ,
many and various ,
many times ,
masses ,
masses of ,
maximal ,
million ,
mob ,
motley ,
much ,
muchness ,
multifarious ,
multifold ,
multiple ,
multiplied ,
multitude ,
multitudes ,
multitudinal ,
multitudinous ,
myriad ,
nest ,
no few ,
not a few ,
not rare ,
numberless ,
numbers ,
numerous ,
of all sorts ,
of common occurrence ,
oft -
repeated ,
oftentime ,
opulent ,
ordinary ,
overflowing ,
pack ,
plenitudinous ,
plenteous ,
plentiful ,
plenty ,
plurality ,
poles apart ,
poles asunder ,
populous ,
prevailing ,
prevalent ,
prodigal ,
productive ,
profuse ,
profusion ,
profusive ,
quantities ,
quite a few ,
quite some ,
rampant ,
recurrent ,
replete ,
rich ,
rife ,
riotous ,
rout ,
routine ,
ruck ,
running over ,
scads ,
scores ,
separate ,
separated ,
several ,
shoal ,
shoals ,
sundry ,
superabundant ,
swarm ,
swarms ,
teeming ,
thick -
coming ,
thousand ,
thousands ,
throng ,
tidy sum ,
tons ,
unconformable ,
uncountable ,
unequal ,
unlike ,
usual ,
variant ,
varied ,
variegated ,
various ,
varying ,
very many ,
voluminous ,
wealthy ,
well -
found ,
well -
furnished ,
well -
provided ,
well -
stocked ,
wholesale ,
widely apart ,
worlds apart ,
worlds of ,
zillion
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