请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 congeries
释义

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•ge•ries  (kon jēr′ēz, kon′jə rēz),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.)
  1. a collection of items or parts in one mass;
    assemblage;
    aggregation;
    heap:From the airplane the town resembled a congeries of tiny boxes.
  • Latin: a heap, equivalent. to conger- (stem of congerere to collect, heap up, equivalent. to con- con- + gerere to bear, carry) + -iēs noun, nominal suffix; compare rabies, series
  • 1610–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
congeries /kɒnˈdʒɪəriːz/ n
  1. (functioning as singular or plural) a collection of objects or ideas; mass; heap
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin, from congerere to pile up, from gerere to carry
随便看

　

英语词典包含188688条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2025/7/31 9:37:17