amount 、quantity、 number三者之間的區別

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amount與不可數（uncountable）、無生命（inanimate）的名詞連用，如：

• The amount of work I did yesterday was twice the amount I did today.
• She spent a very large amount of money yesterday.

quantity與可數（countable）或不可數（uncountable）、無生命（inanimate）的名詞連用，如：

• There are large quantities of apples on the market.
• A large quantity of fuel has been used.

number與可數（countable）、有生命（animate）或無生命（inanimate）的名詞連用，如：

• A small number of people have known the fact.
• He has a large number of toys.

注意：amount, number 和 quantity 的前面經常使用 vast, large, small 等形容詞來修飾，而這些形容詞前面有時還會使用 very 等程度副詞來修飾。

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