myriad
英 ['mɪriəd] 美 ['mɪriəd]
adj.无数的 n.极大数量
◉Usage Examples
(1) There are myriad fish in the ocean.
(2) Myriad stars are twinkling in the night sky.
(3) Designs are available in a myriad of colours.
(4) I had three weeks to make a myriad of arrangements.
(1) 海里有无数的鱼。
(2) 无数的星星在夜空中闪烁著。
(3) 各种色彩的款式应有尽有。
(4) 我花了3个星期做大量准备工作。
◉Usage notes
If you've got myriad problems it doesn't mean you should call a myriad exterminator, it means you've got countless problems; loads of them; too many to count. Welcome to the club.
Myriad is one of those words rarely used in speech but only in written form. You would usually use a phrase like 'lots of' or 'loads of' instead. I mean, you could say 'I've got myriad problems,' but everyone would probably just laugh at you, and rightly so. Originally from ancient Latin and Greek words meaning 'ten thousand' — so perhaps you can put a number on myriad, after all.
◉Collins
1. [QUANT 数量词]无数；大量；各种各样 A myriad or myriads of people or things is a very large number or great variety of them. [QUANT of pl-n]
① They face a myriad of problems bringing up children...
他们在抚养孩子的过程中遇到了各种各样的问题。
② These myriads of fish would be enough to keep any swimmer entranced for hours.
这些不同种类的鱼足以让任何一个游泳者数小时流连忘返。
2. [ADJ 形容词]无数的；大量的；各种各样的 Myriad means having a large number or great variety. [ADJ n]
① ...British pop and culture in all its myriad forms.
以多种不同形式出现的英国流行音乐和文化
② ...the myriad tiny animals and plants living in the ice.
在冰里生存着的无数微小动植物
