abundance

名词 n.
/əˈbʌn.dn̩s/    /əˈbʌn.dn̩s/|/əˈbʌn.dn̩ts/|/əˈbn̩.dn̩s/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A large quantity; many. countable,uncountable
    — Due to the abundance of art material, the class made a giant collage.
  2. An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness. countable,uncountable
    — It is lamentable to remember what abundance of noble blood hath been shed with small benefit to the Christian state.
  3. Wealth; affluence; plentiful amount of resources. countable,uncountable
  4. Frequency, amount, ratio of something within a given environment or sample. countable,uncountable
  5. A political ideology that is progressive but prioritises economic growth and infrastructure construction. capitalized,often,uncountable
    — In The Nation, Jeet Heer recently wrote that abundance “amounts to a new iteration of neoliberalism promoting deregulation and business-friendly policies.”
  6. A bid to take nine or more tricks in solo whist. countable,uncountable
  7. enough, sufficiency. Scotland,countable,uncountable

词形变化

abundances plural abundaunce alternative habundance alternative boundance alternative aboundance alternative abondance alternative

词源

From Middle English abundaunce, habaundance, from Old French habundance, abondance, from Latin abundantia (“fullness, plenty”), from abundō (“to overflow”). Equivalent to abound + -ance. Displaced Old English geniht (“abundance, plenty”).
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