"好几个学生"可以用英文表达为"several students"。

"Several"是一个形容词，意思是"若干个，几个"。例如：

There are several students in the classroom. (教室里有好几个学生。)
I have several books on my shelf. (我书架上有几本书。)

这个词源自拉丁文"semel"，意思是"once"，后来发展成"several"这个词。