multisite
multisite — 形容詞
- multisitepositive
- more multisitecomparative
- most multisitesuperlative
1. involving more than one separate physical place, especially when an organisation
多站點
涉及多個不同地點或建築的
involving more than one separate physical place, especially when an organisation operates across different buildings, campuses, or offices
TechNova operates a multisite network of warehouses across five major cities.
TechNova 公司經營一個橫跨五個主要城市的多站點倉儲網絡。
attributive use: multisite + noun
Researchers at Seoul National University conducted a multisite study in Taiwan and Brazil.
首爾國立大學的研究人員在台灣和巴西進行了一項多站點研究。
collocation: multisite study / clinical trial
A multisite university campus typically has separate libraries at each location.
一所多站點大學校區通常每個地點都有各自的圖書館。
After opening new branches in Germany and Japan, the Watanabe family business became multisite.
在德國和日本開設新分行後，Watanabe 家族企業成為一個多站點組織。
The multisite clinical trial led by Dr. Okafor enrolled patients at 15 hospitals.
由 Okafor 醫生領導的多站點臨床試驗在 15 家醫院招募了患者。
- multi-location
very similar meaning, often interchangeable; slightly more common in business contexts
- distributed
broader meaning; emphasises spread across places rather than the count of sites
- single-site
direct opposite; describes an organisation based in one location
文法句型
multisite + noun (attributive)
be / become + multisite (predicative)
用法筆記
Typically used attributively before a noun (a multisite organisation, a multisite trial). The predicative use (the company became multisite) is acceptable but less common. In formal writing, a hyphen is sometimes seen (multi-site), but the solid form multisite is now standard.