关于“许多”的英语表达,综合多个权威来源整理如下:
一、基础表达
many:
用于可数名词复数(如:many people, many birds)
much:
用于不可数名词(如:much water, much time)
a great deal of:
可修饰可数名词复数和不可数名词(如:a great deal of time, a great deal of money)
二、扩展表达
a good/great many:
强调数量多且带有强调语气(如:a good many students, a great many birds)
a large number of:
后接可数名词复数(如:a large number of people, a large number of nations)
a variety of:
强调种类多(如:a variety of fruits, a variety of cultures)
numerous:
可作形容词或副词(如:numerous problems, numerous solutions)
plenty of:
可修饰可数名词复数和不可数名词(如:plenty of food, plenty of time)
三、短语搭配
a lot of/lots of:
口语化表达,可修饰可数名词复数和不可数名词(如:lots of people, lots of money)
a block of:
用于可数名词复数(如:a block of students, a block of time)
a pair of:
特指成对事物(如:a pair of shoes, a pair of glasses)
四、特殊用法
quantities of:
可修饰可数名词复数或不可数名词,需根据语境选择单复数谓语(如:quantities of water are wasted)
a mass of:
强调数量庞大(如:a mass of people, a mass of destruction)
建议根据具体语境选择表达,例如:
可数名词复数:many, a good/great many, a large number of
不可数名词:much, a great deal of, plenty of
强调种类:a variety of, numerous
口语化表达:a lot of, lots of
(注:部分短语如"a good/great deal of"后接名词时需用复数形式,如"a good deal of money")