1. 表示“許多”“多個”,通常只用作定語。如:
I have various letters to write. 我有好幾封信要寫。
Various people said they had seen the accident. 許多人都說目睹了這次事故。
2. 表示“各種各樣的”“形形色色的”“種種的”等,多用于名詞前作定語,但有時也用作表語。如:
For various reasons I’d prefer not to meet him. 由于種種原因我還是不見他為好。
We’re making changes in various directions. 我們正在多方面進行改革。
His excuses are many and various. 他的理由(借口)既多又是五花八門。
3. various與different的區別:
(1) various表示“各種各樣的”“各不相同的”等,主要指彼此不同且種類繁多,強調“異”而“多”。如:
There are various ways of cooking an egg. 雞蛋有各種各樣的煮法。
There’s been snow today in various parts of the country. 今天全國各地都下了雪。
(2) different表示“不同的”,指的可能是種類不同、不相像、不一樣、不是同一個等,只強調“異”,不強調“多”。如:
Mary and Jane are quite different. 瑪麗與簡大不一樣。
This is not what I want; I want a different one. 我要的不是這個,我要一個不同的。
(3) 比較下面兩句:
He gave various reasons (=a number of different reasons) for being late. 他為自己的遲到舉出了種種理由。
This time he gave different reasons (=not the same as last time) for his being late. 這次他為自己的遲到舉出了不同的理由。
(4) 由于various不僅強調“異”而且強調“多”,所以其后接的名詞通常用復數;而different強調的只是“異”而不是“多”,所以其后的名詞可以是單數或復數。
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