an amount of的用法

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amount用作名词其意为“数量”、“金额”“总额”等,通常用于an amount of,a(great,large)amount of,amounts of这类结构,其后通常接不可数名词。

an amount of的用法

常见修饰短语

只能修饰可数名词的

a large/great/good number of,a good/great many,dozens of,scores of,quite a few

只能修饰不可数名词的

a great deal of,a large amount of,quite a little,a large sum of

既可修饰可数也可修饰不可数名词的

plenty of,a lot of,lots of,a large quantity of,a good supply of

amount用作名词

1.amount 用于表示“量”“额”,如重量、金额等。

2.amount of后一般接不可数名词,有时也可接复数可数名词,此名词被视为某一“总量”或“综述”。

The information is of much amount.

这情报很重要。

I didn't expect the bill to come to this amount .

我没料到账单达到这个金额。