"mickle" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 大量（古語）

Definition

一個古老或詩意的英語詞語，意思是大量或很多事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Mickle” 這個詞現已非常少見，主要出現在詩歌、古文或短語“many a mickle makes a muckle”。在日常用語中幾乎不用。不要和“muckle”混淆，兩者都表示大量的意思。

Examples

He inherited a mickle of land from his grandfather.

他從祖父那裡繼承了一**大量**土地。

The poem spoke of a mickle of sorrow.

這首詩描寫了**大量**的悲傷。

There is a mickle to be learned from history.

歷史中有**大量**能學到的東西。

Many a mickle makes a muckle, as the old saying goes.

俗話說：「積少成多」——許多**小的東西**累積成大的事物。

You don't hear the word mickle much these days—it's pretty old-fashioned.

現在很少聽到“**mickle**”這個詞——非常老派。

Even the smallest mickle can make a difference in someone’s life.

即使是最小的**一份**也能改變別人的生活。