consisting of many elements in a complex relationship 错综复杂的 multiplex ties of work and friendship. 复杂的工作与友情关系。 ■involving simultaneous transmission of several messages along a single channel of communication 多路传输的,多路传送的 ■(of a cinema) having several separate screens within one building (电影院)多放映厅的
noun
a system or signal involving simultaneous transmission of several messages along a single channel of communication 多信息传输系统(或信号)
a cinema with several separate screens 多放映厅影剧院
verb
[with obj.]incorporate into a multiplex signal or system 并入多路传输系统(或信号)
派生 multiplexer noun
(亦作 multiplexor)
语源
late Middle English in the mathematical sense 'multiple': from Latin