multifacetedadj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌltɪˈfasᵻtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌməltiˈfæsədəd/; see also multi- comb. form.

Forms: see multi- comb. form and faceted adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, faceted adj.

Etymology: < multi- comb. form + faceted adj.

1. literal. Having many faces or facets.

ΚΠ

1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life p. cxi The larger multifacetted eyes.

1965 G. Melly Owning-up iv. 37 The groups played on alternate sides of the..bandstand under the revolving multi-faceted mirror-globes.

1990 Times Educ. Suppl. 7 Dec. 39/1 A multifaceted square made up of 20 triangles, 30 squares and 12 pentagons.

2. figurative. Having many aspects, skills, or qualities.

ΚΠ

1892 Pictorial World 2 Jan. 311/1 The multi-faceted mind of the German Aristophanes.

1965 H. I. Ansoff Corporate Strategy (1968) i. 15 The nature of decisions is multifaceted and continually variable.

1971 Computers & Humanities 6 38 Paralleling this trend toward the multifaceted department articulating with almost all the traditional disciplines is the emergence of the divisional course.

1977 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 29 Sept. 42/3 (advt.) Loving multifaceted lady seeks man, 35–50.

1995 Sci. Amer. Oct. 138 His notebooks indicate a multifaceted sensibility sharply at odds with the cherished myth of Edison as a rustic, inarticulate hayseed.

Derivatives

ˌmultiˈfacetedness n.

ΚΠ

1979 Amer. Notes & Queries Nov. 42/1 It describes the intensity and multi-facetedness of human relationships.

1990 Raritan Spring 132 Moving about the world, one is forced to observe the multifacetedness of objects, and thus to recognize that their total being can never be captured.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multifaceted
释义	multifacetedadj. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪˈfasᵻtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈfæsədəd/; see also multi- comb. form. Forms: see multi- comb. form and faceted adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, faceted adj. Etymology: < multi- comb. form + faceted adj. 1. literal. Having many faces or facets. ΚΠ 1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life p. cxi The larger multifacetted eyes. 1965 G. Melly Owning-up iv. 37 The groups played on alternate sides of the..bandstand under the revolving multi-faceted mirror-globes. 1990 Times Educ. Suppl. 7 Dec. 39/1 A multifaceted square made up of 20 triangles, 30 squares and 12 pentagons. 2. figurative. Having many aspects, skills, or qualities. ΚΠ 1892 Pictorial World 2 Jan. 311/1 The multi-faceted mind of the German Aristophanes. 1965 H. I. Ansoff Corporate Strategy (1968) i. 15 The nature of decisions is multifaceted and continually variable. 1971 Computers & Humanities 6 38 Paralleling this trend toward the multifaceted department articulating with almost all the traditional disciplines is the emergence of the divisional course. 1977 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 29 Sept. 42/3 (advt.) Loving multifaceted lady seeks man, 35–50. 1995 Sci. Amer. Oct. 138 His notebooks indicate a multifaceted sensibility sharply at odds with the cherished myth of Edison as a rustic, inarticulate hayseed. Derivatives ˌmultiˈfacetedness n. ΚΠ 1979 Amer. Notes & Queries Nov. 42/1 It describes the intensity and multi-facetedness of human relationships. 1990 Raritan Spring 132 Moving about the world, one is forced to observe the multifacetedness of objects, and thus to recognize that their total being can never be captured. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1870
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