superplural

名词 n.
英 /ˌs(j)upəːˈplʊəɹ(ə)l/|/-ˈplɔː-/    美 /ˌsupəɹˈplʊ(ə)ɹəl/|/-ˈplɜ-/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A term, word, etc., that describes a plurality greater than another plural. also,attributive
    — The singular number, I understand, denotes one, and the plural more than one, but to describe the number of flies we have here would require a super-plural. It is not that we have merely 'more than one'—we have myriads of flies.

词形变化

superplurals plural

词源

PIE word
*upér
From super- (prefix meaning ‘greater in quantity than’) + plural.
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