| 单词 | several |
| 释义 | sev·er·al I. 1. a. archaic < must do it … as a person several from them — John Milton > b. (1) obsolete < a several plot — Shakespeare > — opposed to common (2) < having thirteen children which somewhat reduced their several inheritances — Lucien Price > < will call the members for their several opinions — T.R.Ybarra > c. < elegance of diction was … the result of her knowledge of three several tongues — Elinor Wylie > d. (1) < one of the several effects of the postwar changes — Taylor Cole > < threw his several mercantile ventures into the hands of creditors — Frank Monaghan > (2) obsolete e. < a several judgment may be had on a couterclaim … when judgment may be rendered for the plaintiff, or all of the plaintiffs, if more than one, or for the defendant, or all of the defendants, if more than one — S.J.Ervin > specifically < the contractual liability of each company to insured is several and not joint — R.E.Keeton > — compare joint 2b(3), joint and several 2. a. b. < were around 75 … men present but only several women — Linda Braidwood > < a sojourn of several months in England — G.H.Genzmer > < have had several children — W.J.Ghent > c. chiefly dialect < several young men … run into a worse extreme — Jonathan Swift > Synonyms: see distinct II. 1. a. archaic b. obsolete 2. obsolete a. < the severals and unhidden passage of his true titles — Shakespeare > b. severals plural 3. severals plural, chiefly dialect • - in several III. archaic IV. 1. < several of the alumni have served on the board of trustees — Bulletin of Meharry Medical College > < goes to the store for oranges and purchases several > 2. chiefly dialect |
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