multitude

multitude
noun
  1. a large number
    大量,许多
    a multitude of medical conditions are due to being overweight.
    许多病情都因超重而生。
    ■(the multitudes)large numbers of people
    众人
    the multitudes using the roads.
    使用道路的众多人。
    ■(the multitude)a large gathering of people
    聚集的人群
    Father Peter addressed the multitude.
    彼得神父向群众致词。
    ■(the multitude)the mass of ordinary people without power or influence
    大众,民众
    placing ultimate political power in the hands of the multitude.
    把最根本的政治权力交给民众。
    ■[mass noun](archaic)the state of being numerous
    (古)众多
    they would swarm over the river in their multitude.
    他们会成群结队地过河。
语源
  1. Middle English: via Old French from Latin multitudo, from multus 'many'
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