several
/ˈsɛvrəl/KK
/ˈsɛvɹəl/IPA
sɛv·rəl
1.
幾個；數個；幾項
表示數量超過兩個但不多，通常約為三至七個。
用法：後面接可數名詞複數，動詞通常用複數形式。與定冠詞連用時使用「several of the＋複數名詞」。
I have been to that place several times.
我去過那個地方好幾次。
Several students stayed after class to finish their work.
幾位學生下課後留下來完成他們的作業。
2.
幾個；其中幾個
單獨使用時，指前文提到的一些人或事物。
用法：後面不直接接名詞；若要指特定群體，通常使用「several of＋限定詞＋複數名詞」。
Several cars came late because of the heavy rain.
幾輛車因為大雨而晚到了。
I asked ten friends to come, and several came to my party.
我請了十個朋友來，而有幾個人來了我的派對。
常見錯誤
several of students
several students／several of the students
Several student is absent.
Several students are absent.
I several times visited the museum.
I visited the museum several times.
several student
several students
相關字詞
學習提示
・several 通常表示「超過兩個但不多」，比 many 少。
・可數名詞前直接使用 several；特定群體則使用 several of the、several of my 等結構。
・several 本身可作代名詞，因此可以單獨使用，但所指對象必須能從上下文判斷。