many
英 ['menɪ]美['mɛni]
- pron. 许多;许多人
- adj. 许多的
- n. (Many)人名;(法)马尼
词态变化
比较级: more;最高级: most;
中文词源
many 许多
来自古英语manig,许多,来自Proto-Germanic*managaz,来自PIE*menegh,大量的,可能来自PIE*mo,辛劳,努力,劳作,词源同mole,more,most.
英文词源
- many
- many: [OE] Many goes back ultimately to Indo- European *monogho-, *menogho-, which also produced Russian mnogij ‘many’ and Welsh mynych ‘often’. From it was descended prehistoric Germanic *managaz, *manigaz, which have differentiated into German manch, Dutch menig, Swedish många, Danish mange, and English many. The pronunciation /meni/ dates from the 13th century; it perhaps arose from association with the unrelated any. The derived manifold [OE] preserves the original pronunciation.
=> manifold - many (adj.)
- Old English monig, manig "many, many a, much," from Proto-Germanic *managaz (cognates: Old Saxon manag, Swedish mången, Old Frisian manich, Dutch menig, Old High German manag, German manch, Gothic manags), from PIE *menegh- "copious" (cognates: Old Church Slavonic munogu "much, many," Old Irish menicc, Welsh mynych "frequent," Old Irish magham "gift"). Pronunciation altered by influence of any (see manifold).
- many (n.)
- Old English menigu, from many (adj.). The many "the multitude" attested from 1520s. Compare also Gothic managei "multitude, crowd," Old High German managi "large number, plurality," German Menge "multitude."
双语例句
- 1. The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are stronger at the broken places.
- 生活总是让我们遍体鳞伤,但到后来,那些受伤的地方会变得更坚强。
来自金山词霸 每日一句
- 2. I recall many discussions with her on these and kindred topics.
- 我回想起多次同她就这些问题及类似话题进行的讨论。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. She has had many credits and name-checks in American Vogue.
- 美国版《时尚》多次对她进行赞扬或是提到她的名字。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. In recent months many conservative politicians have jumped on the anti-immigrant bandwagon.
- 最近几个月,很多保守政客都搭上了“反移民”这班车。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Many of the clothes come from the world's top fashion houses.
- 这些服装中有很多出自世界顶级时装设计公司。
来自柯林斯例句