喜樂美語
  1. 1多種的、繁多的；(機械)歧管

    Manifold is a formal, rather old-fashioned word for 'many and of many kinds.' You mostly meet it in serious writing — 'the manifold problems facing the city' means there are many different problems, not just one big one. It sounds bigger and more literary than just saying 'many,' so people reach for it when they want to sound serious or official. There is also a completely different, everyday meaning in cars and machines: a manifold is a pipe or chamber with several openings that lets gas or liquid flow in or out (an exhaust manifold). Same word, but this second meaning is just a technical part name — you don't need to connect it back to 'many' to use it correctly.

組成From Old English 'many' + 'fold.' You already know 'fold' from words like twofold and threefold, where it means 'times' — so manifold literally means 'many times over,' i.e. many kinds.

原始詞典資料14 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Manifoldname

  • 1

    A surname.

  • 2

    An unincorporated community in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.

  • 3

    A river in Staffordshire, England, a tributary of the River Dove; in full, the River Manifold.

manifoldadj詞源 1/ˈmænɪˌfoʊld/

  • 1

    Various in kind, quality, or manifestation; diverse.

    • The manifold meanings of the English word set are infamous among lexicographers.
    • [E]ch man as he receyuede grace, mynistringe ‘it in to ech other, as goode dispenderes of the manyfolde grace of God.
  • 2

    Many in number; numerous.

    • And although we be vnworthy (through our manyfolde ſynnes) to offre vnto thee any Sacryfice: Yet we beſeche thee to accepte thys our bounden duetie and ſeruice: and commande theſe our prayers and ſupplicacions, by the Miniſtery of thy holy Angels, to be brought vp into thy holy Tabernacle before the ſyght of thy dyuine maieſtie: […]
  • 3

    Complicated.

manifoldadv詞源 1/ˈmænɪˌfoʊld/

  • 1

    Many times; repeatedly.

    • when his daughter deare he does behold, / Her dearely doth imbrace, and kisseth manifold.
    • It was found necessary to clear the entire piers from the mass of onlookers, or else the fatalities of the night would have been increased manifold.

manifoldnoun詞源 1/ˈmænɪˌfoʊld/

  • 1

    historicalA copy made by the manifold writing process.

  • 2

    engineeringmechanical-engineeringmechanicsA pipe fitting or similar device that connects multiple inputs and outputs.

  • 3

    dialectalThe third stomach of a ruminant animal, an omasum.

    • My conjecture being right he will find the third stomach, or manifolds, the seat of difficulty.
  • 4

    mathematicssciencesA Hausdorff topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" Euclidean space ℝⁿ.

  • 5

    computer-graphicscomputingengineeringA polygon mesh representing the continuous, closed surface of a solid object

manifoldverb詞源 2/ˈmænɪˌfoʊld/

  • 1

    To make manifold; multiply.

  • 2

    mediaprintingpublishingTo multiply or reproduce impressions of by a single operation.

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