paucal
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
英 /ˈpɔːkəl/
美 /ˈpɔkəl/
英文释义
名词 n.
- A language form referring to a few of something (three to around ten), as a small group of people; contrast singular, dual, trial, and plural.
形容词 adj.
- Characterized by having a small number, greater than two, of (usually equivalent) components.
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Pertaining to a language form referring to a few or a couple of something (typically three to around ten), e.g. a small group of people.
— first-person paucal
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Expressing a relatively small quantity or degree.
— But too much can occur in the negative with a paucal meaning when there is no explicit or implicit infinitival complement: I didn't enjoy it too much is simply an informal alterant of I didn't enjoy it very much.
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词源 1
From Latin paucālis (“few, little”), from paucus, plural paucī (“few, little, a few, the select few, the oligarchs”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, little”), + Latin adjective suffix -ālis.
词源 2
From Latin paucālis (“few, little”), from paucus, plural paucī (“few, little, a few, the select few, the oligarchs”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, little”), + Latin adjective suffix -ālis.
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