plethora

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n. 过多, 过剩, 多血症 [医] 多血[症]

发音

UK /ˈplɛθəɹə/
其它
UK /ˈplɛðəɹə/
UK /plɪˈθɔːɹə/
CA /ˈplɛθəɹə/
US /ˈplɛθəɹə/
CA /ˈplɛθɹə/
US /ˈplɛθɹə/
AU /ˈpleθəɹə/
NZ /ˈpleθəɹə/
AU /ˈpleθɹə/
NZ /ˈpleθɹə/

词形变化

plethorae 复数 plethorae plethoras plethoras 复数

教材释义与例句

名词

过多；过剩； 多血症

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An excessive amount or number; an abundance.

    过多

    过剩

    过量

    可数 不可数

    The menu offers a plethora of cuisines from around the world.

    1817, Francis Jeffrey, review of Lalla Rookh, in the Edinburgh Review He labours under a plethora of wit and imagination.

    Jefe: We have many beautiful piñatas for your birthday celebration, each one filled with little surprises! El Guapo: How many piñatas? Jefe: Many piñatas, many! El Guapo: Jefe, would you say I have a plethora of piñatas? Jefe: A what? El Guapo: A plethora.

  2. 2.

    Excess of blood in the skin, especially in the face and especially chronically.

    可数 不可数 医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

embarrassment overplus superfluity

上位词 3

excess excessiveness inordinateness

下位词 2

redundancy redundance

词源

From Late Latin plēthōra, from Ancient Greek πληθώρη (plēthṓrē, “fullness, satiety”), from πλήθω (plḗthō, “to be full”) + -η (-ē, nominal suffix).

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