many 与 much 的区别

many 与 much 的区别

1. 两者都表示“许多”，但 many 修饰或代替可数名词，与 few 相对；而 much 用来修饰或代替不可数名词，与little 相对。在口语中两者主要用于非肯定句中。如：

Did you see many people there? 你在那儿看见许多人了吗?

We don’t have much time. 我们没有许多时间。

注：在肯定句中，一般用 a lot of, lots of, plenty of 等代之。但在正式文体中有时也用于肯定句中；另外，若用作主语或主语的定语，或其前有 how, too, as, so, a good, a great 等修饰，也可用于肯定句中。如：

Many of us left early. 我们有许多人离开得很早。

Much work has been done. 许多工作都已经做了。

You’ve given me too much. 你已给我太多了。

Take as many as you want. 你要多少拿多少。

I asked her a great many questions. 我问了她许多问题。

2. 两者都可与 more 连用，其区别仍然是 many more 之后接复数名词，much more 之后接不可数名词。如：

There are many more people than I expected. 到的人比我预计的要多得多。

There’s much more water in the river than usual. 河里的水比往常多得多。