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Manifold

Manifold 主要描述某事物的种类、形式或数量非常多且具有多样性。

  1. 形容词: 多方面的,多种多样的(如 manifold benefits)。
  2. 名词: (工程学)歧管,多孔管(如 an exhaust manifold)。
  1. “The reasons for the economic crisis are manifold and complex.” (经济危机的原因是多方面且复杂的。)
  2. “Technology offers manifold opportunities for learning.” (科技为学习提供了多种多样的机会。)
  3. “The mechanic had to replace the broken exhaust manifold.” (技工不得不更换损坏的排气歧管。)
  • many: 多。
  • -fold: 后缀,表示“倍数”或“折叠”。 字面意思就是“很多层的”或“很多倍的”。
  • 后缀: -fold (如 twofold, threefold)。
  • 同根词: many

在哲学和数学中,manifold 是一个术语(簇,流形),指具有特定性质的空间。在文学中,它常被用来形容上帝的智慧或大自然的美丽是无限多样的。

  • 副词形式: manifoldly (罕见)

Many(多)+ Fold(折叠)。想象一张纸被折叠了很多次,每一层都代表一个不同的方面。

Life in the big city had manifold challenges for the farm boy. He had to learn to use the subway, find a job, and live in a tiny room. But despite the manifold difficulties, he also found manifold joys: new friends, tall buildings, and the bright lights of the theater.