949. quite a few 적지 않은, 꽤 많은

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949. quite a few 적지 않은, 꽤 많은

= many/numerous(수)

= much(양)

= a lot of/plenty of(수 ․ 양)

= a good few/many

= quite a large number of

= a great/fair number of

= not a few

? 약간, 몇몇(a few)등이 아주 많이 있으니(quite) 󰡔적지 않은, 꽤 많은｣의 뜻.

? only a few = very few - 매우 적은

· Quite a few people saw it.

= Many people saw it.

= Plenty of people saw it.

(많은 사람들이 그것을 보았다.)

· There were quite a few people in the stadium.

= There were a great many people in the stadium.

(경기장에 사람들이 많았다.)

· I have read quite a few novels by Hemingway. How about you?

(난 헤밍웨이 작품을 아주 많이 읽었는데 너는 어떠니?)

· Quite a few students were absent yesterday.

= Plenty of students were absent yesterday.

(많은 학생들이 어제 결석했다.)