multifarious
英 [,mʌltɪ'feərɪəs]
美 [,mʌltɪ'fɛrɪəs]
中文词源
multifarious 多样的multi-,许多，多个，-far,倍数，重，词源同bifarious.即许多重的，引申词义多样的。
英文词源
- multifarious (adj.)
- 1590s, from Latin multifarius "manifold," from multifariam (adv.) "on many sides; in many places or parts," perhaps originally "that which can be expressed in many ways," from multi- "many" (see multi-) + -fariam, adverbial suffix (compare bifariam "in two places"), from PIE *dwi-dhe- "making two." Related: Multifariously; multifariousness. Earlier forms of the word in English were multiphary (adv.); multipharie (adj.), both mid-15c.
双语例句
- 1. Spain is a composite of multifarious traditions and people.
- 西班牙是多种传统和多个民族的合成体。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. the multifarious life forms in the coral reef
- 珊瑚礁上的多种生命形式
来自《权威词典》
- 3. They can ill afford the multifarious expenses.
- 他们无力承担这些五花八门的开支.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. The reasons for closure are multifarious.
- 关闭是多种原因造成的。
来自辞典例句
- 5. Suzhou embroidery is exquisite in workmanship and multifarious in patterns.
- 苏绣技艺精湛,图案丰富.
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