词汇 | grammar_british-grammar_most-the-most-mostly | ||||||
释义 | Most, the most, mostlyMostWe use the quantifier most to talk about quantities, amounts and degree. We can use it with a noun (as a determiner) or without a noun (as a pronoun). We can also use it with adjectives and adverbs to form the superlative. Most with a nounWe use most with nouns to mean ‘the majority of’:
Warning: We don’t use the most with this meaning:
When we are talking about the majority of something in general, we use most + noun. When we are talking about the majority of a specific set of something, we use most of the + noun. Compare
When we use most before articles (a/an, the), demonstratives (this, that), possessives (my, your) or pronouns (him, them), we need of:
Warning: When there is no article, demonstrative or possessive pronoun, we don’t usually use of:
We use most of before geographical names: [from a weather forecast]
Most without a nounWe can leave out the noun with most when the noun is obvious: [talking about school lunches]
See also: Most Least, the least, at least Adjectives: comparative and superlative The mostThe most is the superlative form of many, much. We use the most with different classes of words. The most with adjectives and adverbsWe use the most to make the superlative forms of longer adjectives and the majority of adverbs:
[the Lake District is an area in Britain]
The most with a nounWe use the most with a noun to mean ‘more/less than all of the others’:
We can leave out the noun when it is obvious:
Themost with a verbWe use the most with a verb as an adverb:
See also: Superlative forms Least, the least, at least MostlyMostly is an adverb that means ‘mainly’:
We don’t use mostly instead of most or the most. Compare
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