a large number of 和a large amount of的区别

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Answer 1

a large number of 和a large amount of两者都是“大量”的意思，区别在于：
1）a large number of 一般修饰可数名词，例如：
The process is made of a large number of activities. 该流程由大量的活动组成。
2）a large amount of 一般修饰不可数名词，例如：
The project is so large that it requires a long time and a large amount of effort. 这个项目的规模很大，需要花费大量的时间和精力。