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From:
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am·ple
/ˈæmpəl/
(
a
.)充足的,豐富的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Am·ple
a.
Large
;
great
in
size
,
extent
,
capacity
,
or
bulk
;
spacious
;
roomy
;
widely
extended
.
All
the
people
in
that
ample
house
Did
to
that
image
bow
their
humble
knees
. --
Spenser
.
2.
Fully
sufficient
;
abundant
;
liberal
;
copious
;
as
,
an
ample
fortune
;
ample
justice
.
3.
Not
contracted
of
brief
;
not
concise
;
extended
;
diffusive
;
as
,
an
ample
narrative
.
Syn:
--
Full
;
spacious
;
extensive
;
wide
;
capacious
;
abundant
;
plentiful
;
plenteous
;
copious
;
bountiful
;
rich
;
liberal
;
munificent
.
Usage:
--
Ample
,
Copious
,
Abundant
,
Plenteous
.
These
words
agree
in
representing
a
thing
as
large
,
but
under
different
relations
,
according
to
the
image
which
is
used
.
Ample
implies
largeness
,
producing
a
sufficiency
or
fullness
of
supply
for
every
want
;
as
,
ample
stores
or
resources
,
ample
provision
.
Copious
carries
with
it
the
idea
of
flow
,
or
of
collection
at
a
single
point
;
as
,
a
copious
supply
of
materials
.
“
Copious
matter
of
my
song.”
--
Milton
.
Abundant
and
plenteous
refer
to
largeness
of
quantity
;
as
,
abundant
stores
;
plenteous
harvests
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
ample
adj
1:
more
than
enough
in
size
or
scope
or
capacity
; "
had
ample
food
for
the
party
"; "
an
ample
supply
" [
ant
:
meager
]
2:
affording
an
abundant
supply
; "
had
ample
food
for
the
party
"; "
copious
provisions
"; "
food
is
plentiful
"; "
a
plenteous
grape
harvest
"; "
a
rich
supply
" [
syn
:
copious
,
plenteous
,
plentiful
,
rich
]
3:
fairly
large
; "
a
sizable
fortune
"; "
an
ample
waistline
"; "
of
ample
proportions
" [
syn
:
sizable
,
sizeable
]
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