legion

legion
noun
  1. a division of 3,000–6,000 men, including a complement of cavalry, in the ancient Roman army
    古罗马军团(约有3,000至6,000人,包括一骑兵团)
    ■(the Legion)the Foreign Legion
    外籍军团
    ■(the Legion)any of the national associations of former servicemen and servicewomen instituted after the First World War, such as the Royal British Legion or the American Legion
    (第一次世界大战后建立的)全国性男女退伍军人团体(如英国皇家军团或美国军团)
  2. (a legion/legions of)a vast host, multitude, or number of people or things
    众多,大批或大量(人或物)
    legions of photographers and TV cameras.
    大量的摄影师和电视摄像机。
adjective
  1. [predic.]great in number
    大量的
    her fans are legion.
    她有很多的追逐者。
语源
  1. Middle English: via Old French from Latin legio(n-), from legere 'choose, levy'. The adjective dates from the late 17th cent., in early use often in the phrase my, their, etc. name is legion, i.e. 'we, they, etc. are many' (Mark 5:9)
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