名詞 multitude:

1. a large indefinite number
   同義詞：battalion, large number, plurality, pack
2. a large gathering of people
   同義詞：throng, concourse
3. the common people generally
   同義詞：masses, mass, hoi polloi, people, the great unwashed

1. A multitude of people gathered at the gate of the exhibition hall.
   大群人聚集在展覽大廳的門口。
2. The multitude may laugh at his music, but we know better.
   一般人也許會(huì)嘲笑他的音樂(lè)，但我們更了解它。

mul.ti.tude

n.（名詞）
The condition or quality of being numerous.
大量：眾多的狀態(tài)或者特性
A very great number.
很大的數(shù)目
The masses; the populace:
大眾；民眾：
例句：
the concerns of the multitude.
大眾焦點(diǎn)

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Latin multitôdô
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) multitôdô
from multus [many] * see mel- 2
源自 multus [許多] *參見 mel- 2

<參考詞匯><同義詞>multitude,host,legion,armyThese nouns all denote a very great number of people or things.
所有這些名詞都意味著大量的人或者事物。
Multitude is the most general term:
Multitude 是最概括的詞：
例句：
a multitude of friends;
眾多的朋友；

例句：
a multitude of reasons.
多種原因。

Host andlegion both stress impressively, sometimes countlessly large numbers:
Host 和degion 兩者著重于強(qiáng)調(diào)， 有時(shí)表示無(wú)法計(jì)算的巨大數(shù)目：
例句：
a host of ideas;
眾多的意見；

例句：
a legion of complaints.
眾多的抱怨。

Army emphasizes order and often purposeful association:
Army 強(qiáng)調(diào)秩序或者有目的的聯(lián)盟：
例句：
an army of mosquitoes;
一群蚊子；

例句：
an army of firefighters.
一批消防人員