plenty: [13] Plenty is one of a family of English words that trace their history back to Latin plēnus ‘full’ (a descendant of the same Indo- European base, *plē-, as produced English full and plethora). Others include plenary [16], plenipotentiary [17], plenitude [15], plenteous [13], and replenish. Plenty itself comes via Old French plentet from the Latin derivative plenitās. Other close relatives contributed by Latin include plural, plus, and surplus and the range of words based on the verbal element -plēre ‘fill’ – complete, deplete, implement, replete, supply, etc. => complete, deplete, full, implement, plethora, replete, supply
plenty (n.)
mid-13c., "as much as one could desire," from Old French plentee, earlier plentet "abundance, profusion" (12c., Modern French dialectal plenté), from Latin plenitatem (nominative plenitas) "fullness," from plenus "complete, full" (see plenary). Meaning "condition of general abundance" is from late 14c. The colloquial adverb meaning "very much" is first attested 1842. Middle English had parallel formation plenteth, from the older Old French form of the word.
例文
1. There were plenty of servants to wait on her.
彼女には多くの召使いが仕えています。
2.She is in the fortunate position of having plenty of choice.
幸い彼女には多くの選択肢がある。
3.An important rule is to drink plenty of water during any flight.
飛行機に乗るたびに水をたくさん飲むことが重要な原則です。
4.Are there plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet？
あなたの食事には新鮮な果物や野菜は十分ですか？
5.There are plenty of plus points about being an older first-time mum.