abundance

IPA/əˈbʌndəns/
KK[əbˈʌndəns]IPA/əˈbʌndəns/

abundance — 名詞

1. a situation where there is so much of something that some is extra.

1.名詞C1
釋義

充足；充裕

某物多到超過需要

a situation where there is so much of something that some is extra.

例句

After spring rain, the garden showed an abundance of white flowers.

春雨過後，花園裡開滿了白花。

an abundance of + [noun]

The market sells fish in abundance during the summer festival.

夏季祭典期間，市場上的魚貨很充足。

in abundance after a verb

常見搭配
  • abundance of food
  • abundance of evidence
  • abundance of wildlife
  • abundance of choice
  • in abundance
同義詞
  • plenty

    more everyday and conversational; often the simplest choice.

  • profusion

    more formal or literary; suggests a rich, overflowing amount.

  • surplus

    extra amount left after needs are met, especially with goods or money.

反義詞
  • scarcity

    not enough of something is available.

  • shortage

    supply is too low for the need.

文法句型

an abundance of [noun]

in abundance

用法筆記

Usually followed by 'of' before the thing that is plentiful: 'an abundance of fruit', 'an abundance of choice'. The fixed phrase 'in abundance' often comes after a verb and means 'in large supply'.

常見錯誤

The farm has abundance apples in summer.
The farm has an abundance of apples in summer.
use 'an abundance of' before the noun.

2. a condition in which someone feels they have plenty in life, whether from money

2.名詞C1
釋義

富足

生活整體上感到富足

a condition in which someone feels they have plenty in life, whether from money or from good things such as love, happiness, and success.

例句

Elena left the city to build a life of abundance near the sea.

Elena 離開城市，到海邊打造富足的生活。

a life of abundance

For the Chens, abundance meant Sunday dinners together, not a bigger house.

對陳家人來說，富足代表每週日一起吃晚飯，不是住更大的房子。

abundance meant + value

常見搭配
  • life of abundance
  • live in abundance
  • financial abundance
  • emotional abundance
  • abundance mindset
同義詞
  • prosperity

    stresses success and well-being, often of a person, family, or country.

  • affluence

    more formal; focuses more strongly on money and material comfort.

  • fullness

    more literary or spiritual; suggests emotional or inner richness.

反義詞
  • poverty

    lack of money and basic needs.

  • deprivation

    lack of the things needed for a healthy or happy life.

文法句型

a life of abundance

abundance as [state/value]

用法筆記

Common in self-help, spiritual, and lifestyle writing. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense describes a person's overall state or way of living, not the large amount of one particular thing.

常見錯誤

She wants abundance life.
She wants a life of abundance.
use 'a life of abundance', not 'abundance' directly before 'life'.
慣用語

in abundance

idiom

Having a very large amount of something.

大量地

The garden produced tomatoes in abundance this summer.

Did you find wildflowers in abundance during your hike?

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