array

n. 数组，阵列；排列，列阵；大批，一系列；衣服

vt. 排列，部署；打扮

中文词源

array 安排

前缀ar-同ad-. -ray, 词源同ready. 字母d,y音变。

array (v.): early 14c., from stem of Old French areer "to put in order," from Vulgar Latin *ar-redare (source of Italian arredare), from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + Frankish *ræd- "ready" or some cognate Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *raidjan "to place in order" (cognates: Gothic garadis, Old English geræde "ready;" see ready (adj.)). Related: Arrayed; arraying.
array (n.): mid-14c., "order, arrangement," from Anglo-French arrai, Old French aroi, from areer (see array (v.)).

1. I was confronted with an array of knobs, levers, and switches.: 我面对的是一大堆旋钮、控制杆和开关。

2. As the deadline approached she experienced a bewildering array of emotions.: 随着最后期限的临近，她开始心绪纷乱，不知所措。

3. A glance along his bookshelves reveals a bewildering array of interests.: 看一眼他的书架就知道他兴趣繁杂。

4. I was constantly ill, with a baffling array of symptoms.: 我一直病着，出现了一系列让人不解的症状。