miscellaneous
/ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs/adjective
1- (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.
他从文件盒里拿起各种各样的文件。
1.1
- (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。
派生词
miscellaneously
adverbmiscellaneousness
noun词源
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'.