countless

countless — adjective

1. existing or happening in such large numbers that it is not possible to give a sp

1.形容詞C1
釋義

existing or happening in such large numbers that it is not possible to give a specific total

例句

The night sky above Aiko's small town was filled with countless stars.

countless + plural noun: attributive use

After the flood, countless volunteers from nearby towns helped clean the streets.

同義詞
  • numerous

    less emphatic and more neutral in tone; simply means 'many' without the 'too many to count' nuance

  • innumerable

    very close in meaning but slightly more formal and less common in everyday speech

  • myriad

    literary or formal; often suggests variety and richness, not just large quantity

  • incalculable

    used mostly with abstract nouns (damage, value, effect); emphasises that the scale is impossible to measure

反義詞
  • few

    opposite end of the quantity scale

  • limited

    suggests a small or restricted number

文法句型

countless + plural noun

用法筆記

Countless is an absolute adjective — it already means 'too many to count,' so it is not normally used in comparative or superlative forms (e.g. ❌ more countless, ❌ most countless). It is also rarely modified by 'very' (❌ very countless), though 'almost' and 'seemingly' are acceptable before it. Use it directly before a plural noun ('countless hours,' 'countless people') without the preposition 'of.'

常見錯誤

❌He has made countless of mistakes.
✅He has made countless mistakes.
💡Countless is used directly before a plural noun, without the preposition 'of.'
❌There were more countless stars than we imagined.
✅There were countless stars.
💡Countless is an absolute adjective and cannot take comparative forms.