1640s, "involving many parts," from French multiple (14c.), from Late Latin multiplus "manifold," from Latin multi- "many, much" (see multi-) + -plus "-fold" (see -plus). The noun is from 1680s, in mathematics, from the adjective. Multiple choice as a type of question attested from 1828. Multiple exposure first recorded 1923.
雙語例句
1. He gave the cause of death as multiple injuries.
他說多處受傷導致了死亡。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The government performed competently in the face of multiple challenges.
麵臨多種挑戰，政府表現得非常出色。
來自柯林斯例句
3. multiple copies of documents
各種文件的大量的副本
來自《權威詞典》
4. Three people died in a multiple pile-up in freezing fog.
有三人死於凍霧引起的連環車禍中。
來自《權威詞典》
5. The Windows allows a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.