作者night72 (Raxaday)
看板Eng-Class
標題[文法] 請益一句
時間Tue Aug 1 08:29:40 2023
Flipping through her high school yearbook evoked many a poignant memory of yes
teryear.
查線上字典時候看到的，想請教 many 接 a 的這種用法為何是對的。
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1F：→ peter98: many a = a large number of 不常見 這個是文學用的字 08/01 11:34
2F：→ peter98: 一般文章甚至報紙也都不容易這樣用 08/01 11:34
3F：→ peter98: 小說就能看到 08/01 11:37
4F：→ night72: 感謝 08/01 13:14
5F：→ ppm467: "Many a" is but a poetic flourish, harkening back to t 09/02 04:38
6F：→ ppm467: he days of yore when language flowed with a grace all 09/02 04:38
7F：→ ppm467: its own. "Many a" can be considered an idiom, which co 09/02 04:38
8F：→ ppm467: mbines "many" with "a" (meaning "each" or "every"). As 09/02 04:39
9F：→ ppm467: if painted by a painter, these words are combined in 09/02 04:39
10F：→ ppm467: an elegant manner that evokes a sense of nostalgia and 09/02 04:39
11F：→ ppm467: elegance. Thus, the phrase "many a poignant memory" i 09/02 04:39
12F：→ ppm467: nvokes more than just a few memories, but rather a mul 09/02 04:39
13F：→ ppm467: titude of memories, all of which are steeped in sentim 09/02 04:39
14F：→ ppm467: entality. It is a charming flourish in the realm of la 09/02 04:39
15F：→ ppm467: nguage, much like a sonnet verse that plays with meter 09/02 04:39
16F：→ ppm467: and rhyme. This type of twist in language adds a laye 09/02 04:39
17F：→ ppm467: r of depth and musicality to the words, which resonate 09/02 04:39
18F：→ ppm467: with the hearts and minds of readers, as a high schoo 09/02 04:39
19F：→ ppm467: l yearbook does. 09/02 04:39