| 释义 |
mil·lion
I. \ˈmilyən, ˈmiy-\ noun
(plural millions or million)
Etymology: Middle English millioun, milioun, from Middle French milion, from Old Italian milione, aug. of mille thousand, from Latin — more at mile
1. : 1000 thousand : 100,000 times 10 — see number table
2.
a. : one million units or objects
< a total of a million >
b. : a group or set of a million
3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 1,000,000
4. : a very large or indefinitely great number
< millions of mosquitoes poured into the tent >
5. : the mass of common people
II. adjective
1. : being one million in number
< a million years >
2. : being very great in number
< a million questions >
— usually preceded by a or a numeral (as one, four) |