multiplicity

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multiplicity — 名詞

1. a situation or quality in which many different types, forms, or examples of some

1.名詞C1
釋義

眾多；多樣

大量且多種形式同時存在

a situation or quality in which many different types, forms, or examples of something are present at the same time

例句

The city library offers a multiplicity of free programs, from story time to computer classes.

市立圖書館提供多種免費活動，從說故事時間到電腦課程。

a multiplicity of + plural noun expressing range

Anna catalogued a multiplicity of plant species in the small forest behind her house.

Anna 在她家後方的小森林裡記錄了多種植物物種。

常見搭配
  • a multiplicity of factors
  • a multiplicity of reasons
  • a multiplicity of styles
  • a multiplicity of voices
  • a multiplicity of forms
同義詞
  • abundance

    emphasises a large quantity more than variety

  • diversity

    focuses on the range of different types rather than the sheer number

  • array

    suggests an impressive or organised collection; slightly less formal than multiplicity

  • plethora

    strongly implies an excess or overabundance; often carries a negative tone

反義詞
  • scarcity

    absence or lack of something

  • uniformity

    state of being the same throughout, with no variety

文法句型

a multiplicity of + plural noun

用法筆記

Typically used with the indefinite article a and followed by of and a plural noun: a multiplicity of reasons / a multiplicity of styles. The singular verb is standard (a multiplicity of factors is…), though plural verbs are occasionally found in informal use.

常見錯誤

There was a multiplicity problem with the data.
There was a multiplicity of problems with the data.
multiplicity is not an adjective; it requires a following of-phrase to specify what exists in large variety.

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常用片語

  • a multiplicity of

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