Dictionary entry
unnumerable
adjective
数不清的
too numerous to be counted
- 1.
too numerous to be counted
In use
The archive contains unnumerable handwritten records.
She faced unnumerable small delays during the journey.
The night sky seemed filled with unnumerable stars.
unnumerable + noun
The universe contains unnumerable galaxies.
宇宙包含数不清的星系。
be + unnumerable
The possibilities are unnumerable.
可能性数不清。
Common mistakes
The stars unnumerable.The stars are unnumerable.
中文学习者常遗漏系动词 'are'，直接将形容词 'unnumerable' 用作谓语。正确形式需要系动词连接主语和形容词。
There is unnumerable stars.There are unnumerable stars.
使用 'there is' 与复数主语 'stars' 搭配导致主谓不一致。'unnumerable' 修饰复数名词时，系动词应用 'are'。
Connections
Confusing words
- innumerable
- 无数的 · Innumerable和unnumerable都表示数不清，但innumerable更常用，unnumerable非常罕见。
- enumerable
- 可数的 · Enumarable与unnumerable意义相反，表示可数的，常用于数学语境。
Word family
- innumerable
- 无数的；数不清的 · adj.
- numerable
- 可数的；可计数的 · adj.
- enumerate
- 列举；枚举 · v.
- enumeration
- 列举；计数 · n.
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