摘要：Copious源自拉丁语 “copiosus”，意为“丰富的”或“大量的”，由 “copia”（大量、充足）和形容词后缀 “-osus”（充满…的）组成。词根 “copia” 本身由 “co-”（共同） 和 “ops”（资源、财富） 构成，最初与农业丰收相关，

Copious

英 ['kəʊpiəs] 美 ['koʊpiəs]

adj.丰富的；大量的；(指作家)多产的

Copious源自拉丁语 “copiosus”，意为“丰富的”或“大量的”，由 “copia”（大量、充足）和形容词后缀 “-osus”（充满…的）组成。词根 “copia” 本身由 “co-”（共同） 和 “ops”（资源、财富） 构成，最初与农业丰收相关，后引申为广泛意义上的“丰沛”。14世纪通过法语进入英语，保留了“数量庞大”的核心含义。

◉外刊例句

1. The Guardian (2023年11月)

The report contained copious evidence of climate change impacts, from melting glaciers to extreme weather patterns."

这份报告包含了大量关于气候变化影响的证据，从冰川融化到极端天气模式

2. Harvard Business Review (2023年10月)

Taking copious notes during meetings may seem tedious, but it ensures no critical detail is overlooked.

在会议中做大量笔记看似繁琐，却能确保不遗漏任何关键细节。

◉经典名著

1. 《白鲸记》（Moby Dick）by 赫尔曼·梅尔维尔（Herman Melville）:

The whale expelled a copious jet of water, drenching the sailors on the deck.

鲸鱼喷出大量的水柱，淋湿了甲板上的水手

2. 《理智与情感》（Sense and Sensibility）by 简·奥斯汀（Jane Austen

Elinor’s letters were always filled with copious advice, yet Marianne seldom heeded them."

埃丽诺的信中总是充满大量的忠告，但玛丽安很少听从

◉Usage Examples

(1) Every star is a copious source of neutrinos.

(2) He is possessed of a copious vocabulary.

(3) She supports her theory with copious evidence.

(4) She took copious notes of the professor's lecture.

(5) She was a copious writer.

(1) 每颗恒星都是丰富的中微子源。

(2) 他的词汇量很大。

(3) 她以大量的例证来充实自己的理论。

(4) 上教授的课她记了大量的笔记。

(5) 她是一位多产作家。

◉Usage Notes

If you have a copious amount of something, you have a lot of it. If you take copious notes, you'll do well when it comes time for review sessions — unless you can't read your own handwriting.

Copious comes from the Latin copia, meaning "abundance." You can use copious for something quantitative, like your copious admirers, or for something qualitative, like the copious gratitude you feel for your admirers. You will often see the word amounts following copious since the adjective is often used to modify a measurement of something — like copious amounts of wine or copious amounts of hair gel.

1. [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]大量的；丰富的；充足的 A copious amount of something is a large amount of it. [usu ADJ n]

I went out for a meal last night and drank copious amounts of red wine...

我昨晚出去吃饭，喝了很多红酒。

He attended his lectures and took copious notes.

他去听他的课，做了大量的笔记。

copiously

The victims were bleeding copiously.

受害人正在大量出血。

来源：学无用的英语