1590s, from Latin multifarius "manifold," from multifariam (adv.) "on many sides; in many places or parts," perhaps originally "that which can be expressed in many ways," from multi- "many" (see multi-) + -fariam, adverbial suffix (compare bifariam "in two places"), from PIE *dwi-dhe- "making two." Related: Multifariously; multifariousness. Earlier forms of the word in English were multiphary (adv.); multipharie (adj.), both mid-15c.
雙語例句
1. Spain is a composite of multifarious traditions and people.
西班牙是多種傳統(tǒng)和多個(gè)民族的合成體。
來自柯林斯例句
2. the multifarious life forms in the coral reef
珊瑚礁上的多種生命形式
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. They can ill afford the multifarious expenses.
他們無力承擔(dān)這些五花八門的開支.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. The reasons for closure are multifarious.
關(guān)閉是多種原因造成的。
來自辭典例句
5. Suzhou embroidery is exquisite in workmanship and multifarious in patterns.