Plenty 的用法

Plenty 可當代名詞、名詞 (不可數) 和副詞用。

Plenty 用作代名詞時意為「大量,眾多」(通常指過多)。例如:

  • A: How long will it take? (A:要花多久的時間?)
    B: One hour should be plenty. (B:一小時應該足夠了)
  • A: Would you like some more coffee? (A:還想要些咖啡嗎?)
    B: No thanks, I’ve had plenty. (B:不,謝謝,已經夠了」
  • Don’t hurry – We’ve got plenty of time. (別急,我們有足夠的時間)
  • Tom has always had plenty of money. (湯姆總是有很多錢)
  • Plenty of teachers are always complaining about their salaries. (很多老師老是在抱怨他們的薪資)
  • Peter has plenty of creepy stories to tell. (彼得有許多令人毛骨悚然的故事可講)
  • There’s plenty (= plenty of things) to do in the office. (辦公室有很多事要做)


由上面的例句可知,plenty of 後面可接可數和不可數名詞。必須注意的是,plenty 沒有形容詞用法,不可直接放在名詞前面;換言之,名詞前面須使用 plenty of。例如:

  • Tom has always had plenty of money. (湯姆總是有很多錢) (正)
    Tom has always had plenty money. (誤)
  • I’ve got plenty of things to deal with. (我有許多事要處理) (正)
    I’ve got plenty things to deal with. (誤)

Plenty 用作不可數名詞時意為「大量,豐富;充足,充裕」。例如:

  • My brother and I have plenty in common. (我哥哥跟我有許多共通之處)
  • This is a time of plenty. (這是一個富足的時期)
  • Amy lives in plenty. (艾美生活富裕)

Plenty 用作副詞時意為「很多;足夠;相當;非常」,主要用於 plenty more、plenty big/large/strong/long etc. enough 等片語中。例如:

  • There’s plenty more ice cream in the fridge. (冰箱裡還有很多冰淇淋)
  • There are plenty more fish in the sea. (天涯何處無芳草)
  • The restaurant is plenty big enough for eighty people. (這家餐廳足以容納 80 人)
  • The rope was plenty long enough to reach the ground. (這條繩子夠長,足以伸到地面)
  • Preparations for my sister’s wedding kept me plenty busy for a week. (我妹妹婚禮的準備工作讓我足足忙了一個禮拜)
  • Paul talks plenty, but that’s all he does – talk. (保羅說了很多,但他所能做也就是說說而已)
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