miscellaneous
miscellaneous
[ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs]
adjective
miscellaneously
adverb
miscellaneousness
noun
语源
[ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs]
adjective
- (of items or people gathered or considered together) of various types or from different sources
（人，物）混杂的；各种各样的
he picked up the miscellaneous papers in the tray.
他从收文盒里拿起种类各异的文件。
■(of a collection or group) composed of members or elements of different kinds
（集合的人或物）各色各样的；成分混杂的
a miscellaneous collection of well-known ne'er-do-wells.
来自三教九流的一群知名阿混。
miscellaneously
adverb
miscellaneousness
noun
语源
- early 17th cent.: from Latin miscellaneus (from miscellus 'mixed', from miscere 'to mix') + -ous. In earlier use the word also described a person as 'having various qualities'
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