单词 | plethora |
释义 | plethora From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishplethorapleth‧o‧ra /ˈpleθərə/ noun → a plethora of somethingExamples from the Corpusplethora• The endemic hypochondria of the Texans was milked by a plethora of expensive clinics which most of them attended.• Despite a plethora of changes, the new models are just £295 more than the cars they replace.• Why is there such a plethora of exotic phenomena at the centre, and how can they be explained?• Set up a plethora of new commissions and executive agencies.• And the plethora of morning news and business shows can make certain stories round-the-clock assignments.• Whatever the reason, the plethora of choices has increased the brutally competitive environment for fast-food restaurants in the past year.• The plethora of published research is testimony to this.Origin plethora (1500-1600) Medieval Latin Greek, “fullness”, from plethein “to be full” |
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