several
determiner, pronoun /ˈsevrəl/
/ˈsevrəl/
- more than two but not very many
几个;数个;一些 - Several letters arrived this morning.
今天上午来了几封信。 - He's written several books about India.
他写过几本关于印度的书。 - Several more people than usual came to the meeting.
到会的人比平时多了几个。 - If you're looking for a photo of Alice you'll find several in here.
你要是想找艾丽斯的照片的话,这儿有几张。 - Several of the paintings were destroyed in the fire.
那些画有好几幅被大火烧毁了。
词源late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from medieval Latin separalis, from Latin separ ‘separate, different’. - Several letters arrived this morning.