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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary nu·mer·ous \\ˈnüm-rəs, ˈnü-mə-; ˈnyüm-, ˈnyü-mə-\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin numerosus, from numerus DATE 15th century : consisting of great numbers of units or individuals born into a numerous family also : many received numerous complaints • nu·mer·ous·ly adverb • nu·mer·ous·ness noun English Etymology numerous c.1586, from L. numerosus "numerous," from numerus"number" (see number). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 numerous nu·mer·ous / 5nju:mErEs; NAmE 5nu:- / adjective (formal)existing in large numbers 众多的；许多的 SYN many :
He has been late on numerous occasions. 他已经迟到过无数次了。 The advantages of this system are too numerous to mention. 这套系统的好处不胜枚举。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English numerous adj. VERBS be | become ADV. especially, particularly, very | increasingly | reasonably, relatively | enough, sufficiently By the mid-twelfth century pilgrims were numerous enough to merit a guidebook. PHRASES too numerous to list/mention The related publications are far too numerous to list individually. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged nu·mer·ous \ˈn(y)üm(ə)rəs\ adjective Etymology: Middle French numereux, from Latin numerosus, from numerus number + -osus -ous — more at nimble 1. a. : consisting of great numbers of units : existing in abundance : many , plentiful < decked out with … numerous ribbons and a thousand other joyous trifles — Osbert Sitwell > < mutation … has occurred numerous times under natural conditions — Theodosius Dobzhansky > < legends regarding buried treasure … are as numerous as they are improbable — Thomas Barbour > b. : consisting of a great number of individuals : large , multitudinous < it was too bad that the family was numerous: each man got only one share … instead of two — Ernest Beaglehole > < this species has become infinitely more numerous during the past five or six years — Thomas Heinitz > c. archaic : of or relating to a great number of individuals < the birds begun at four o'clock … a music numerous — Emily Dickinson > 2. archaic : musically cadenced : rhythmical < blank verse … falling occasionally almost into numerous prose — Henry Hallam > |
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