As Many As

释义 Definition

as many as：多达……；竟有……之多（用于强调数量很大，常带“出乎意料/令人印象深刻”的语气）。也常用于表示“最多到……的数量”。

发音 Pronunciation (IPA)

/z mni z/

例句 Examples

As many as 20 students joined the club.
多达20名学生加入了这个社团。

The report claims that as many as half of the city’s residents could be affected if the water supply is cut.
报告称，如果供水被切断，可能会有多达一半的城市居民受到影响。

词源简述 Etymology

该短语由比较结构 as … as（“和……一样……”）发展而来；其中 many 表示“数量多”。在实际表达中，as many as + 数字/数量 常被用来强调“数量之大”，语气上相当于汉语的“多达”“竟有”。

相关词 Related Words

• As Much As
• Up To
• No More Than
• At Most
• As Few As
• Approximately
• Roughly

文学与著名作品 Literary Works

• On the Origin of Species（Charles Darwin）
• Silent Spring（Rachel Carson）
• The Federalist Papers（Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay）