multitude
- 英式英标[ˈmʌltɪˌtud, -ˌtjud]
- 美式音标[\'mʌltɪtjuːd]
中文词源
multitude 许多，大量
multi-,许多，多个，-tude,名词后缀。
英文词源
- multitude (n.)
- early 14c., from Old French multitude (12c.) and directly from Latin multitudinem (nominative multitudo) "a great number, a crowd; the crowd, the common people," from multus "many, much" (see multi-) + suffix -tudo (see -tude). Related: Multitudes.
实用例句
- 1. There are a multitude of small quiet roads to cycle along.
- 有很多可以骑车的宁静小路。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The assembled multitude cheered and whistled as the political leaders arrived.
- 当政治领袖到达的时候，聚集的人群欢呼起来，并吹起了口哨。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. A reverent hush descended on the multitude.
- 人群虔敬地噤了声。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. a multitude of possibilities
- 众多的可能性
来自《权威词典》
- 5. A growing economy covers a multitude of sins for the government.
- 蓬勃的经济为政府掩盖种种见不得人的东西.
来自《简明英汉词典》