myriad
/ˈmɪr.i.əd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmɪr.i.əd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmir-ē-əd/ (ame, mw) · /ˈmɪriəd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmɪriəd/ (ame, ipa)
myriad — noun
- myriadsingular
- myriadsplural
1. an extremely high count of things or people — used when the writer wants to stre
an extremely high count of things or people — used when the writer wants to stress that the number is too big to picture easily.
The night market offered a myriad of street snacks, from grilled squid to bubble tea.
a myriad of + plural noun (countable singular)
Joaquín faced a myriad of problems on his first day running the bakery alone.
common collocation: a myriad of problems / challenges
Above the desert, Quinn pointed to a myriad of stars scattered across the sky.
There are myriads of insects living inside a single old log in this forest.
Adina sorted through a myriad of emails after returning from her two-week leave.
- handful
small countable number — direct opposite in scale
文法句型
a myriad of + plural noun
myriads of + plural noun
用法筆記
Object after 'of' must be a countable plural noun (a myriad of stars, a myriad of options) — not a mass noun. Frequently followed by abstract plurals like 'problems', 'reasons', 'choices', 'questions'.
常見錯誤
myriad — adjective
- myriadpositive
- more myriadcomparative
- most myriadsuperlative
1. so many and so different from one another that you cannot count or list them all
so many and so different from one another that you cannot count or list them all — used to highlight both quantity and variety together.
Tokyo offers myriad reasons to visit, from quiet temples to neon shopping streets.
attributive use: myriad + plural noun (no 'a', no 'of')
Élise studies the myriad ways that ocean currents shape the coastline of Brittany.
common collocation: myriad ways / forms / kinds
Bamboo has myriad uses in rural Vietnam — from scaffolding to chopsticks to musical instruments.
Chidi marvelled at the myriad colours of the butterflies in the rainforest enclosure.
Climate change brings myriad risks to small island nations across the Pacific.
- countless
more common register; lacks the variety nuance
- innumerable
stresses uncountability; slightly more formal
- manifold
literary; emphasises diversity of types
- few
direct opposite — small number
文法句型
myriad + plural noun
用法筆記
Used attributively only — sits directly before a plural noun without 'a' or 'of'. Distinguish from the noun sense: 'a myriad OF reasons' vs 'myriad reasons'. The adjective form carries an added flavour of variety, not just count.