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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary abun·dance DATE 14th century 1. an ample quantity : profusion 2. affluence , wealth 3. relative degree of plentifulness low abundances of uranium and thorium — H. C. Urey English Etymology abundance mid-14c., from O.Fr . abundance (Mod.Fr. abondance), from L.abundantia "fullness," noun of state from abundans (gen.abundantis), prp. of abundare "to overflow" (see abound).http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 abundance abun·dance / E5bQndEns / noun[sing., U] ~ (of sth) (formal) a large quantity that is more than enough 大量；丰盛；充裕 IDIOMS ▪ in abundance in large quantities 大量；丰盛；充裕: Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. 该岛盛产水果和蔬菜。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English abundance noun ADJ. great, sheer We were amazed by the sheer abundance of food. | relative VERB + ABUNDANCE have The country has an abundance of natural resources | produce, provide PREP. in ~ Exotic plants grew there in great abundance. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged abun·dance \əˈbəndən(t)s\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English abundaunce, habundaunce, from Middle French abundance, from Latin abundantia, from abundant-, abundans + -ia 1. : a great quantity or amount : large number : plentiful supply < an abundance of water power > < illustrated with an abundance of figures and diagrams > — not commonly used of persons 2. : overflowing fullness : great plenty : profusion < the abundance that pours from our factories and our farms — New Republic > < the whole bucolic abundance of the well-kept country seat — Vicki Baum > 3. : plentiful supply of means or resources : affluence , wealth < a life of abundance > < the economics of the new abundance > 4. : relative quantity or amount (as with respect to an observed or supposed norm) : degree of plentifulness < information about the abundance of various species > < measurements on meteorites also indicate very low abundances of uranium and thorium — H.C.Urey > 5. ecology : the relative number of individuals of one kind (as of a species) in an area under consideration |
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