plentiful

/ˈplentɪfl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈplentɪfl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈplen-ti-fəl/ (ame, mw)

plentiful — adjective

  • plentifulpositive
  • more plentifulcomparative
  • most plentifulsuperlative

1. present in such a big quantity that people can easily get, use, or find it.

1.形容詞B2
釋義

present in such a big quantity that people can easily get, use, or find it.

例句

Fresh mangoes are plentiful at the night market in July.

be plentiful + place/time

After heavy spring rain, wild flowers became plentiful on the hillside.

became plentiful after a change

同義詞
  • abundant

    very close in meaning, but often sounds slightly more formal

  • ample

    stresses that there is enough or more than enough for a purpose

  • numerous

    used mainly with countable things, not uncountable ones like water

反義詞
  • scarce

    means hard to find or not enough

  • limited

    stresses that the amount is restricted

文法句型

plentiful + noun

be plentiful

用法筆記

Often used with things that can exist or be supplied in large quantities, such as food, water, jobs, rain, or evidence. In everyday conversation, many speakers use 'plenty of' before a noun more often than 'plentiful'.

常見錯誤

❌There were plentiful of seats on the bus.
✅Seats on the bus were plentiful.
💡'plentiful' does not take 'of' before a noun.