| 释义 |
countless, a.|ˈkaʊntlɪs|
Also 7 comptless.
[f. count n.1 + -less.]
That cannot be counted: of number, less commonly of quantity or value.
1588Shakes. Tit. A. v. iii. 159 O were the summe of these that I should pay Countlesse and infinit, yet would I pay them. 1592― Ven. & Ad. 84 One sweet kisse shall pay this comptlesse debt. 1607Sylvester Du Bartas ii. iv. Magnif. (1621) 448 The Flock of Izrael A compt-less Flock. 1725Pope Odyss. (J.), I see, I cry'd, his woes, a countless train. 1827Keble Chr. Y., Morning viii, New treasures still, of countless price, God will provide for sacrifice. 1880Haughton Phys. Geog. i. 16 The countless worlds that surround it. |