量词及数词的描述，最常出现在学术文章的实验结果与讨论章节中。学术写作需使用正式用语，因此常见的口语化的 a great few, a great number of 等不适合在期刊论文中使用。以下介绍一些适用于学术写作的量词及数词的搭配。
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量词
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例子
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注释
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a substantial number
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A substantial number of
people
pledged their support.
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描述
可数名词
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a substantial quantity
|
We took
a substantial quantity of
provisions
with us.
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描述
可数
或不可数名词
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a substantial amount
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He will get
a substantial amount
of
money
when his father dies.
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描述
不可数名词
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正确用词
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量词选择
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错误用词
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small
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minority, amount, number, quantity, percentage
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little
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large
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quantity, amount, number, majority
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great, big, high
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large, high
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percentage
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great
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great
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importance, significance
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high, big
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Very 不建议使用在学术写作，我们建议使用 substantially, highly, strongly, greatly, completely 等词来加重语气、强调程度。以下列出一些常用的very 的替代词与其对应的搭配词。
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取代
very
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搭配选择
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不可接
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highly
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unlikely, educated, recommended
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Appreciate, influence, interesting
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strongly
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influence
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great, big, high
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greatly
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influence
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great
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completely/totally/entirely
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different, dependent, separate
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high, big
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参考资料：
O’Dell, Felicity, and Michael McCarthy 2008.?English collocations in use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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