| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mul•ti (mul′tē, -tī),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tis, adj. [Informal.]n. - a pattern of several colors or hues, usually in stripes:This dress comes in pink or green multi.
adj. - multicolored.
- by shortening of multicolor or multicolored
- a combining form meaning "many,'' "much,'' "multiple,'' "many times,'' "more than one,'' "more than two,'' "composed of many like parts,'' "in many respects,'' used in the formation of compound words:multiply; multivitamin.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] mult-. - Latin, combining form of multus much, many
- Middle English
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024multi-, prefix. - multi- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "many, much'':multi- + colored → multicolored (= having many colors);multi- + vitamin → multivitamin (= composed of many vitamins).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: multi- combining form - many or much: multiflorous, multimillion
- more than one: multiparous, multistorey
Etymology: from Latin multus much, many |