Manifold



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 繁多的; 多种的
• ［英］ adj. 繁多的 ( having many and various forms) ; 多种的 ( of many sorts)
• ［记］ mani ( =many许多) +fold ( 折叠, 层次) -> 多种的
• ［例］ The newlywed couple received manifold blessings of their friends and relatives.

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English manigfeald, from manig many + -feald -fold
• Date: before 12th century
• 1.
  • a. marked by diversity or variety
  • b. many
• 2. comprehending or uniting various features ; multifarious
• 3. rightfully so-called for many reasons zuoxiea ~ liaryouxie
• 4. consisting of or operating many of one kind combined zuoxiea ~ bellpullyouxie
• ? ~ly adverb
• ? ~ness noun

II. adverb

• Date: before 12th century
• many times ; a great deal zuoxiewill increase your blessings ~youxie

III. verb

• Date: before 12th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to make ~ ; multiply
  • 2. to make several or many copies of
• intransitive verb
  • to make several or many copies

IV. noun

• Date: circa 1823
• something that is ~: as
  • a. a whole that unites or consists of many diverse elements zuoxiethe ~ of aspirations, passions, frustrations — Harry Slochoweryouxie
  • b. a pipe fitting with several lateral outlets for connecting one pipe with others; also a fitting on an internal combustion engine that directs a fuel and air mixture to or receives the exhaust gases from several cylinders
  • c. set 21
  • d. a topological space in which every point has a neighborhood that is homeomorphic to the interior of a sphere in Euclidean space of the same number of dimensions

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