many /ˈmeni/ I. adj. 许多,多的(修饰可数名词): How many letters are there in the English alphabet? 英语字母表中有多少字母? ‖II. pron.许多:Many of us did not know it. 我们之中很多人不知此事。a good/great many 很多的,相当多的: A good many were for the bill. 许多人赞成此项议案。many a 许多的(比较文气强调的说法,用sing.动词):Many a ship has been wrecked on those rocks. 很多轮船在那些礁石上出事了。