Word · Frequency #37115
multitudinous
极多的;数不清的
Very numerous; too many to be counted.
- 1.
Existing in multitudes or great numbers; very numerous; innumerable.
大量的;众多的;无数的。
- 2.
too numerous to be counted
数不胜数
- 3.
Comprising a large number of features or parts; manifold, multiple, myriad; also, having a large number of forms.
包含大量特征或部分的;多样的,多重的,无数的;也有许多形式的。
多种多样的;繁多的;大量的;众多的;无数的。;数不胜数;包含大量特征或部分的;多样的,多重的,无数的;也有许多形式的。;多数的
In use
The multitudinous stars in the night sky fascinated the children.
She had to sort through multitudinous emails before finding the important one.
The multitudinous opinions expressed in the meeting made it hard to reach a decision.
the multitudinous seas
multitudinous + plural noun
该形容词常修饰复数名词,表示数量极多。
The multitudinous tourists crowded the square.
无数的游客挤满了广场。
be + multitudinous
用于be动词后作表语,强调主语数量多。
The benefits of exercise are multitudinous.
锻炼的好处是多不胜数的。
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Synonyms
- numerous
- 许多的,大量的 · 比multitudinous更常用,语气稍弱,多用于日常。
- countless
- 无数的,数不清的 · 强调数量极大,无法计数,与multitudinous语气相近。
- myriad
- 大量的,无数的 · 较为正式或文学化,可作形容词或名词,注意用法。
- manifold
- 多种多样的,多方面的 · 侧重种类繁多而非单纯数量大,使用语境较窄。
- numberless
- 无数的,数不胜数的 · 较为正式,与countless同义。
Confusing words
- multitude
- 众多,大量(名词) · multitudinous是形容词,表示‘无数的’;multitude是名词,表示‘众多的人或物’,不可直接修饰名词。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.