A great many people意思就是说:很多人. A great many of the people意思是:这些人之中的很多个 A great many其实你可以用many代替啊.这样句子就变成,many people 和many of the people. Many people很显然就是“很多人”的意思.而many of the people就是“这些人之中的很多个人” Many people are workers.很多人是工人. Many of the people are workers.这些人之中的很多个都是工人. 就是这点不同.