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.
雙語例句
1. There were plenty of servants to wait on her.
有很多仆人服侍她。
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2. She is in the fortunate position of having plenty of choice.
好在她有很多選擇。
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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。
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4. Are there plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet?
你的飲食中新鮮果蔬充足嗎？
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5. There are plenty of plus points about being an older first-time mum.