myriad
/ˈmɪr.i.əd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmɪr.i.əd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmir-ē-əd/ (ame, mw) · /ˈmɪriəd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmɪriəd/ (ame, ipa)
myriad — 名詞
- myriadsingular
- myriadsplural
1. an extremely high count of things or people — used when the writer wants to stre
無數；眾多
難以計數的大量人事物
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.
夜市裡有無數種街頭小吃，從烤魷魚到珍珠奶茶都有。
a myriad of + plural noun (countable singular)
Joaquín faced a myriad of problems on his first day running the bakery alone.
Joaquín 獨自經營麵包店的第一天就面對無數的問題。
common collocation: a myriad of problems / challenges
Above the desert, Quinn pointed to a myriad of stars scattered across the sky.
在沙漠上空，Quinn 指著天上無數顆散落的星星。
There are myriads of insects living inside a single old log in this forest.
在這片森林裡，光是一根老木頭裡就住著無數的昆蟲。
Adina sorted through a myriad of emails after returning from her two-week leave.
Adina 請了兩週假回來後，得處理眾多堆積的電子郵件。
- 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 — 形容詞
- myriadpositive
- more myriadcomparative
- most myriadsuperlative
1. so many and so different from one another that you cannot count or list them all
無數且多樣的
數量極多且種類繁雜的
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.
東京有無數且多樣的造訪理由，從寧靜的寺廟到霓虹閃爍的購物街都有。
attributive use: myriad + plural noun (no 'a', no 'of')
Élise studies the myriad ways that ocean currents shape the coastline of Brittany.
Élise 研究洋流形塑布列塔尼海岸的無數種方式。
common collocation: myriad ways / forms / kinds
Bamboo has myriad uses in rural Vietnam — from scaffolding to chopsticks to musical instruments.
竹子在越南鄉間有無數種用途——從鷹架到筷子到樂器都有。
Chidi marvelled at the myriad colours of the butterflies in the rainforest enclosure.
Chidi 對雨林展示區裡蝴蝶身上無數種顏色感到驚嘆。
Climate change brings myriad risks to small island nations across the Pacific.
氣候變遷為太平洋上的小島國家帶來無數種風險。
- 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.