plenty

英 ['plent?] 美['pl?nti]

反義詞

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復(fù)數(shù):?plenties;

plenty 大量，眾多

plen-,全體的，全部的，-ty,名詞后綴。引申詞義大量，眾多。

plenty: plenty: [13] Plenty is one of a family of English words that trace their history back to Latin plēnus ‘full’ (a descendant of the same Indo- European base, *plē-, as produced English full and plethora). Others include plenary [16], plenipotentiary [17], plenitude [15], plenteous [13], and replenish. Plenty itself comes via Old French plentet from the Latin derivative plenitās. Other close relatives contributed by Latin include plural, plus, and surplus and the range of words based on the verbal element -plēre ‘fill’ – complete, deplete, implement, replete, supply, etc.
=> complete, deplete, full, implement, plethora, replete, supply
plenty (n.): mid-13c., "as much as one could desire," from Old French plentee, earlier plentet "abundance, profusion" (12c., Modern French dialectal plenté), from Latin plenitatem (nominative plenitas) "fullness," from plenus "complete, full" (see plenary). Meaning "condition of general abundance" is from late 14c. The colloquial adverb meaning "very much" is first attested 1842. Middle English had parallel formation plenteth, from the older Old French form of the word.

3. An important rule is to drink plenty of water during any flight.: 一條重要的原則就是每次坐飛機(jī)都要多喝水。

4. Are there plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet?: 你的飲食中新鮮果蔬充足嗎？

5. There are plenty of plus points about being an older first-time mum.: 年齡稍長再做媽媽有很多好處。