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.
双语例句
1. He gave the cause of death as multiple injuries.
他说多处受伤导致了死亡。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The government performed competently in the face of multiple challenges.
面临多种挑战，政府表现得非常出色。
来自柯林斯例句
3. multiple copies of documents
各种文件的大量的副本
来自《权威词典》
4. Three people died in a multiple pile-up in freezing fog.
有三人死于冻雾引起的连环车祸中。
来自《权威词典》
5. The Windows allows a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.