numerable
/ˈnjuː.mər.ə.bəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnuː.mɚ.ə.bəl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnü-mə-rə-bəl ˈnüm-rə-; ˈnyü-mə-, ˈnyüm-rə-/ (ame, mw)
numerable — 形容詞
- numerablepositive
- more numerablecomparative
- most numerablesuperlative
1. present in large numbers; involving many separate people or things.
眾多的
數量很多的
present in large numbers; involving many separate people or things.
By noon, numerable fishing boats filled the narrow harbor below Tamar's hotel.
到了中午，Tamar 旅館下方狹窄的港口擠滿了眾多漁船。
numerable + plural noun in a formal description
The report described numerable repairs after rainwater poured through the school roof.
報告描述了雨水灌進校舍屋頂後出現的許多修繕工作。
From the hill, Ayana saw numerable lights spread across the winter valley.
Ayana 從山坡上看見冬日山谷裡散開的眾多燈光。
The museum received numerable complaints when the weekend train strike delayed visitors.
週末火車罷工耽誤了參觀者，博物館因此收到眾多抱怨。
文法句型
numerable + plural noun
用法筆記
Rare and formal. It emphasizes abundance rather than the act of counting each item.
2. able to be counted one by one, so the exact total can be known.
可數的
可逐一算出總數的
able to be counted one by one, so the exact total can be known.
The beads were numerable, so Lan wrote the exact total on each bag.
那些珠子是可數的，所以 Lan 在每個袋子上都寫下了確切總數。
be + numerable when an exact total is possible
Because every chair had a tag, the guests remained numerable at check-in.
因為每張椅子都有標籤，所以報到時來賓的人數仍然數得清。
Unlike mist in the valley, the apples on the cart were numerable.
和山谷裡的霧不同，推車上的蘋果是可數的。
Kabir kept the screws in small trays so each set stayed numerable.
Kabir 把螺絲分放在小托盤裡，好讓每一組都維持可數。
- countable
the standard modern term for things that can be counted
- quantifiable
broader and more technical; often used for things measured in amount
- measurable
can involve size or degree, not only number
- countless
too many to count, or described as beyond exact number
- uncountable
not treated as separate units that can be counted
文法句型
be + numerable
用法筆記
Rare and formal. This sense focuses on whether separate items can be counted exactly, often in technical or careful descriptions.