“许多”一词由唐五代“如许+多”结构而来,北宋时“许多”在“这样多”义项上成词,南宋时“许多”在“很多”义项上成词。《祖堂集》保存了“如许+多”结构早期而丰富的例子,对探索“许多”的成词过程功不可没。唐代诗歌的格律化要求加速了“许多”的成词。 The word “many” comes from the “many + many” structures of the Tang and the Five Dynasties, while “many” of the Northern Song Dynasty became synonymous with “so many”. In the Southern Song Dynasty, “many” became the words of “many”. The “Ancestral Hall Collection” preserves the early and abundant examples of the structure of “many + many” and contributed to the exploration of “many” speeches. The standardization of Tang poetry accelerated the formation of “many” words.