panoply: [17] Panoply originally meant a ‘full suit of armour’; the modern sense ‘impressive array’ is a metaphorical extension that did not emerge until the 19th century. The word comes via French from Greek panoplíā, a compound formed from the prefix pan- ‘all’ and hópla ‘arms, weapons’.
panoply (n.)
1570s, from Greek panoplia "complete suit of armor," from pan- "all" (see pan-) + hopla (plural), "arms" of a hoplites ("heavily armed soldier"); see hoplite. Originally in English figurative, of "spiritual armor," etc. (a reference to Eph. vi); non-armorial sense of "any splendid array" first recorded 1829.
双语例句
1. He was attended, as are all heads of state, by a full panoply of experts.
和所有国家元首一样，他身边跟随着各个领域的专家。
来自柯林斯例句
2. But all they had added was the trappings and panoply of applied science.
但是他们所增添的一切,不过是实用科学的装饰和甲胄罢了.
来自辞典例句
3. In addition, most hunter - gatherer societies today have a panoply of deities.
除此之外, 现在社会中的很多狩猎者都很信奉神灵.
来自互联网
4. The lakes were surrounded By a panoply of mountains.
群湖为壮丽的群山所环抱.
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5. How could you possibly match wine to such a panoply of competing and powerful flavours?
