sundry

IPA/ˈsʌndri/
KK[sˈʌndri]IPA/ˈsʌndri/

sundry — 形容詞

  • sundrypositive
  • sundriercomparative
  • sundriestsuperlative

1. used for talking about a group of different things that are not named one at a t

1.形容詞B2
釋義

雜項；各式

多種不同且未逐一列出的

used for talking about a group of different things that are not named one at a time, often because each one is small or would not be worth listing separately.

例句

The shop sells books, stationery, and sundry gift items for tourists.

這家店販售書籍、文具以及各式禮品給觀光客。

sundry + plural noun (gift items) listing types

Maeve keeps a drawer full of sundry office supplies like paper clips and sticky notes.

Maeve 有一個抽屜裝滿了迴紋針和便利貼等各式辦公用品。

sundry + noun (office supplies) — concrete location context

常見搭配
  • sundry items
  • sundry expenses
  • sundry goods
  • sundry services
  • sundry supplies
  • sundry charges
  • sundry fees
  • sundry costs
同義詞
  • various

    more common in everyday speech; 'sundry' is more formal and suggests the items are not named separately

  • miscellaneous

    very close in meaning; 'miscellaneous' is slightly more common in American English and can also be used as a noun ('the miscellaneous section')

  • assorted

    often used for products or goods that come in different types (e.g., assorted chocolates); 'sundry' is broader and more formal

  • diverse

    focuses on the range of differences rather than the grouping of unnamed items

文法句型

sundry + plural noun

用法筆記

Always placed before a noun (attributive position); never used after a linking verb (e.g., 'The items are sundry' is incorrect). Most common in formal writing, business records, and accounting contexts. The fixed phrase 'all and sundry' (see idiom below) is a separate expression meaning 'everyone'.

常見錯誤

The things in the box are sundry.
The box contains sundry things.
'sundry' must come before a noun; it cannot follow a linking verb like 'are'.
I bought sundry at the market.
I bought sundry items at the market.
'sundry' cannot stand alone as a noun; it must always modify a noun.
慣用語

all and sundry

idiom

everyone, with no exceptions — used to say that a very large or complete group of people is included, or that information was shared very widely.

所有的人；每個人

News of the wedding spread quickly, and soon all and sundry in the village knew about it.

The mayor invited all and sundry to the town hall meeting, hoping for a big turnout.

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