Involving or including more than one political party. It is mostly used about how a country's politics is built: a multiparty system, multiparty elections, multiparty talks.

Involving or including指涉及或包含 more than one political party不只一個政黨。It is mostly used about主要是用來描述 how a country's politics is built一個國家的政治體制怎麼組成: a multiparty system多黨制、multiparty elections多黨選舉、multiparty talks多黨會談。

The point of the word is usually a contrast with one-party rule — when reporters say a country has held its first multiparty elections, they are saying that for the first time, voters had a real choice and other parties were allowed to stand. So the word often carries an unspoken 'and that is progress'.

The point of the word is usually這個詞通常想表達的重點是 a contrast with one-party rule跟一黨專政的對比——when reporters say a country has held its first multiparty elections當記者說一個國家舉行了首次多黨選舉時, they are saying that for the first time他們是在說,這是第一次, voters had a real choice選民有真正的選擇, and other parties were allowed to stand而且其他政黨也被允許參選。So the word often carries所以這個詞常常帶著 an unspoken 'and that is progress'一句沒說出口的「這是一種進步」。

It is a formal, news-and-politics word; in ordinary talk people just say 'the other parties' or name them.

It is它是 a formal, news-and-politics word一個正式的新聞政治用詞; in ordinary talk在日常對話裡 people just say一般人就直接說 'the other parties'「其他政黨」 or name them或直接說出政黨的名字。

There is a second, quieter use outside politics, in law and technology, where party means 'a side in an agreement': a multiparty contract, a multiparty video call. That sense simply means more than two sides are involved, with no political flavour at all — the software world uses it this way constantly.

outside politics, in law and technology在政治之外、在法律和科技領域裡 there is有 a second, quieter use第二種比較低調的用法, where party means 'a side in an agreement'這裡的 party 指的是「協議中的一方」: a multiparty contract多方合約、a multiparty video call多方視訊通話。That sense simply means那個意思單純是指 more than two sides are involved牽涉的一方超過兩個, with no political flavour at all完全沒有政治意味——the software world uses it this way constantly軟體業經常這樣用。

Students meet the political sense far more often in reading and exams. Note the spelling: normally written solid in modern writing, though older texts hyphenate it as multi-party, and both are accepted.

Students學生 meet the political sense遇到這個政治意思 far more often in reading and exams的機率在閱讀和考試裡高得多。Note the spelling拼法要注意: normally written solid in modern writing現代寫法通常連寫不加符號, though older texts hyphenate it as multi-party不過舊文獻會寫成有連字號的 multi-party, and both are accepted兩種寫法都算對。