countless

countless — 形容詞

1. existing or happening in such large numbers that it is not possible to give a sp

1.形容詞C1
釋義

無數

數量極多，無法計算

existing or happening in such large numbers that it is not possible to give a specific total

例句

The night sky above Aiko's small town was filled with countless stars.

Aiko 家鄉小鎮上空的夜空，點綴著無數星星。

countless + plural noun: attributive use

After the flood, countless volunteers from nearby towns helped clean the streets.

洪水過後，來自附近城鎮的無數志工協助清理街道。

常見搭配
  • countless hours
  • countless times
  • countless people
  • countless ways
  • countless opportunities
  • countless stories
同義詞
  • numerous

    less emphatic and more neutral in tone; simply means 'many' without the 'too many to count' nuance

  • innumerable

    very close in meaning but slightly more formal and less common in everyday speech

  • myriad

    literary or formal; often suggests variety and richness, not just large quantity

  • incalculable

    used mostly with abstract nouns (damage, value, effect); emphasises that the scale is impossible to measure

反義詞
  • few

    opposite end of the quantity scale

  • limited

    suggests a small or restricted number

文法句型

countless + plural noun

用法筆記

Countless is an absolute adjective — it already means 'too many to count,' so it is not normally used in comparative or superlative forms (e.g. ❌ more countless, ❌ most countless). It is also rarely modified by 'very' (❌ very countless), though 'almost' and 'seemingly' are acceptable before it. Use it directly before a plural noun ('countless hours,' 'countless people') without the preposition 'of.'

常見錯誤

He has made countless of mistakes.
He has made countless mistakes.
Countless is used directly before a plural noun, without the preposition 'of.'
There were more countless stars than we imagined.
There were countless stars.
Countless is an absolute adjective and cannot take comparative forms.

同根字

  • count
    動詞A2
  • countable
    形容詞B1
  • uncountable
    形容詞B2
  • counter
    名詞B1
  • counting
    名詞B1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • countless hours
  • countless times
  • countless people
  • countless ways
  • countless opportunities
  • countless stories
  • countless forms

副詞搭配

  • almost countless
  • seemingly countless
  • virtually countless