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    The multiverse is all the universes that might exist — the idea that our universe is not the only one, and that others may sit beside it, each with its own space, time, and rules. use it as a serious (and disputed) idea; films and comics use it as a playground where another version of you made a different choice.

    The multiverse ismultiverse指的是 all the universes that might exist所有可能存在的宇宙 the idea that our universe is not the only one也就是我們的宇宙並不是唯一的這個想法 and that others may sit beside it其他宇宙可能就在旁邊 each with its own space, time, and rules各自有自己的空間、時間和規則 Physicists use it as a serious (and disputed) idea物理學家把它當成一個嚴肅（但有爭議）的概念 films and comics use it as a playground電影和漫畫把它當成一個遊樂場 where another version of you made a different choice在裡面另一個你做了不同的選擇

    The word first appeared around 1895, coined by the American William James as a blend of multiple and universe. Though actually, James was talking about a moral and spiritual “many-worlds” picture, not superhero variants; the science-fiction sense came later.

    The word first appeared around 1895這個字大約在1895年第一次出現 coined by the American thinker William James是美國思想家William James創造的 as a blend of multiple and universe把multiple（多個）和universe（宇宙）合在一起 Though actually不過其實 James was talking about a moral and spiritual “many-worlds” pictureJames當時講的是一種道德和心靈上的「多重世界」概念 not superhero variants不是超級英雄的平行版本 the science-fiction sense came later科幻的意思是後來才出現的

    It is not the metaverse, which is a shared digital world people build on computers.

    It is not the metaverse它不是metaverse which is a shared digital world people build on computersmetaverse是大家在電腦上建立的共用數位世界

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組成Blend of multiple + universe, coined by William James around 1895. On the surface it looks like multi- + -verse (the -verse taken from universe, not from a line of a poem).

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  • universethe word that was blended in; our one world, as opposed to many
  • multiplethe other half of the original blend

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以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，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。

multiversenoun/ˈmʌltɪˌvɜːs/

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    human-sciencesphilosophysciencesThe world, considered as lacking in purpose, design, or predictability.

    • Visible nature is all plasticity and indifference, a multiverse, as one might call it, and not a universe.
    • I've never gone through a place like Racine without thinking which house with the rubber-tire swing for kids and piano-practicing inside was like Stiva Lausch's, who had two daughters brought up with every refinement, including piano lessons, and how such little-speaking Odessa-bred sons had gotten on a track like this through the multiverse.
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    astronomycosmologynatural-sciencesThe hypothetical group of all the possible universes in existence.

    • Our universe is a very small part of the multiverse.
    • And, it must be remembered, that in the great multiverse they were a mere scattering of seeds; seeds that must survive many elements if they were to grow.
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    fictionliteraturemediaThe different canons, continuities or timelines of a fictional property, considered as a whole.

    • In the DC multiverse, our reality is called "Earth-33". But in the Marvel multiverse, it's "Earth-1218".
    • What’s better than a Marvel Cinematic Universe? A Marvel Cinematic Multiverse. Once limited to theoretical physics and comic-book plot conveniences, the notion of a multiverse has been an essential tool for Hollywood. Whether it’s a role that’s been cast and recast, a franchise character that gets a spin-off when the larger story ends, or simply a reboot telling a new story without upending its origins, the answer to any big movie problem is often: multiverse.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。