| 词组 | numerous |
| 释义 | numerous Normally an adjective ("Numerous species were sighted"), numerous gives occasional indications of taking on the function of a pronoun: • ... blunted the awareness of numerous of its inhabitants to the historical significance of many of its buildings —Norman Harrington, N. Y. Times, 7 Apr. 1968 Numerous is equivalent to a number or to the pronoun many in such a construction. Its use is similar to the use of various as a pronoun (as in "various of them"), except that it occurs far more rarely. It has been cited as an error by usage commentators dating back to Fowler 1926. Our relative lack of evidence for it suggests strongly that it is not yet established as standard. See also various. |
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