more than two but not very many 几个;数个;一些 Several letters arrived this morning. 今天上午来了几封信。 He's written several books about India. 他写过几本关于印度的书。 Several more people than usual came to the meeting. 到会的人比平时多了几个。 If you're looking for a photo of Alice you'll find several in here. 你要是想找艾丽斯的照片的话,这儿有几张。 Several of the paintings were destroyed in the fire. 那些画有好几幅被大火烧毁了。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from medieval Latin separalis, from Latin separ ‘separate, different’.