manifold
manifold
[ˈmanɪfəʊld]
adjective
manifoldly
adverb
manifoldness
noun
语源
[ˈmanɪfəʊld]
adjective
- (formal & poetic/literary)many and various
(正式，诗／文)多种多样的，繁多的
the implications of this decision were manifold.
此项决定的含意有多种。
■having many different forms or elements
多种形式的；多种要素的；多个部分的
the appeal of the crusade was manifold.
这场运动的吸引力是多方面的。
- [often with modifier]a pipe or chamber branching into several openings
歧管；多支管；集合管
■(in an internal-combustion engine) the part conveying air and fuel from the carburettor to the cylinders or that leading from the cylinders to the exhaust pipe
（内燃机）集管；总管
the exhaust manifold.
排气集管。 - (technical)something with many different parts or forms, in particular
(技)有多部分之物；有多种形式之物，尤指
■(Mathematics)a collection of points forming a certain kind of set, such as those of a topologically closed surface or an analogue of this in three or more dimensions
(数)流形；簇
■(in Kantian philosophy) the sum of the particulars furnished by sense before they have been unified by the synthesis of the understanding
（康德哲学）流形，杂多
manifoldly
adverb
manifoldness
noun
语源
- Old English manigfeald; current noun senses date from the mid 19th cent
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