| 释义 |
‖ copia|ˈkəʊpɪə|
[L.; = plenty.]
Plenty, a plentiful supply: now chiefly in the L. phrase copia verborum abundance of words, a copious vocabulary. Cf. copy n. 1 c.
1713Addison Guardian No. 155 ⁋3 Since they [women] have..such a copia verborum, or plenty of words, it is pity they should not put it to some use. 1729T. Dale tr. T. Freind's Emmenol. xii. (1752) 147 A sufficient copia of spirits being thus wanting. 1749Power Pros. Numbers 61 Furnish yourself with a Copia of equivalent Words. 1822–56De Quincey Conf. Wks. 1890 III. 258 A critical familiarity with the syntax of the language, or a copia verborum. |