plethora: [16] Greek plēthórē meant ‘fullness’ (it was derived from the verb pléthein ‘fill’, a descendant of the Indo-European base *plē-, from which English gets full, plenty, etc). It was taken over into late Latin as plēthōra, and at first was widely used as a medical term, denoting an ‘excess of blood or other fluids in the body’. That was what it originally denoted in English, but by the end of the 16th century the more general ‘surplus’ was coming into use. => full
plethora (n.)
1540s, a medical word for "excess of body fluid," from Late Latin plethora, from Greek plethore "fullness," from plethein "be full" (see pleio-). Figurative meaning "too-muchness, overfullness in any respect" is first recorded 1700. Related: Plethoric.
雙語例句
1. Java comes with a plethora of ready - made types.
Java配套提供了數量眾多的 現成 類型.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. All this plethora of sight , and feeling, and thought occurred on the instant . There was no pause of the realities wherein he moved.
盡管林林總總的形象 、 感覺 、 思想猛然襲來,在現實中他的行動卻并未中斷.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. A plethora of new operators will be allowed to enter the market.
大批新的運營商將獲準進入該市場。
來自辭典例句
4. All this plethora of sight, and feeling, and thought occurred on the instant.
這許多視覺, 感覺和思想方面的活動全是一下子產生的.
來自辭典例句
5. You can find a plethora of free workouts and workout tips online.