| 单词 | multiply |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['mʌltipli] |
| 解释 | v.乘；增加；繁殖 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 大大增加(greatly increase);繁殖(breed) 【考】 multiply : divide / enter : leave(乘对除/进对出)反义词：propagate( 繁殖)-fail to multiply(不能繁殖) 【记】 multi（多）+ply（表 动词）→变多→乘 |
| 字源 | multiply (v.) mid-12c., multeplier, "to cause to become many," from Old French multiplier, mouteplier (12c.) "increase, get bigger; flourish; breed; extend, enrich," from Latin multiplicare "to increase," from multiplex (genitive multiplicis) "having many folds, many times as great in number," from comb. form of multus (see multi-) + -plex "-fold," from PIE *plek- "to plait" (see ply (v.1.)). Mathematical sense is attested from late 14c. Related: Multiplied; multiplying. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 乘法; 大大增加; 繁殖 【记】multi多, ply－变多－乘; 繁殖; 增加 【参】multifarious(adj 各式各样的); multiple(adj 多样的; 多重的); multitude(n 多数; 群众) 【类】multiply: divide = enter: leave乘对除 = 进对出 【反】propagate(v 繁殖)－fail to multiply(不能繁殖) |
| 趣味全助记 | 无 |
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