有時我會很困惑該使用哪一個the number of people還是a number of people 。兩者有什麼區別?

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Rebecca
好的! a number of people指一個隨機數或一組人。 a number of people是指相當多的人,除非特別說明為一小群人。所以可以說類似於說a few people或quite a few people 。 The number of people是我們談論特定事物時的數量,通常是特定數量。就像在這裡,就像我們在談論一定數量的可以提供幫助的人。示例: A number of people stopped by and asked when the shop will open. (有人路過問店什麼時候開門。) => 不定人數,隨機人數 例子: The number of people who stopped by to ask when the shop is opening was quite big. (有不少人路過詢問商店何時開門。) => 一定數量的人路過。示例: There was a number of people at the shop. (店里人不少。) => 很多人例子: The number of people who have commented on my outfit is fairly large. (有不少人評論我的衣服。) => 人數