myriad

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n. 无数, 无数的人(或物) a. 无数的, 种种的

发音

US /ˈmɪɹi.æd/
AU
UK /ˈmɪɹi.æd/
US /ˈmɪɹi.əd/
UK /ˈmɪɹi.əd/

词形变化

myriads 复数 myriads

教材释义与例句

名词

无数，极大数量；无数的人或物

形容词

无数的；种种的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Ten thousand; 10,000

    万

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  2. 2.

    Ten thousand; 10,000

    Synonym of decamillennium: a period of 10000 years.

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  3. 3.

    A countless number or multitude (of specified things)

    Earth hosts a myriad of animals.

adj. C2
  1. 1.

    Multifaceted, having innumerable elements

    "As a clinician, it's a difficult symptom to treat," Cornelius said. "The end symptom may be the same, but what's causing it may be myriad."

  2. 2.

    Great in number; innumerable, multitudinous

    Earth hosts myriad animals.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

infinite countless innumerable multitudinous innumerous numberless uncounted unnumberable unnumbered unnumerable

近义相关 1

incalculable

相关短语

per myriad

词源

From French myriade, from Late Latin mȳriadem (accusative of mȳrias), from Ancient Greek μυριάς (muriás, “number of 10,000”), from μυρίος (muríos, “numberless, countless, infinite”).

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