multitude
/ˈmʌltɪtjuːd/noun
1- a large number大量, 许多：
a multitude of medical conditions are due to being overweight.
许多病情都因超重而生。
1.1
the multitudes
large numbers of people众多的人：the multitudes using the roads.
使用道路的众多人。
1.2
the multitude
a large gathering of people聚集的人群：Father Peter addressed the multitude.
彼得神父向群众致词。
1.3
the multitude
the mass of ordinary people without power or influence大众, 民众：placing ultimate political power in the hands of the multitude.
把最高的政治权力交给民众。
1.4
- mass noun archaic the state of being numerous〈古〉众多：
they would swarm over the river in their multitude.
他们会成群结队地过河。
词源
Middle English: via Old French from Latin multitudo, from multus 'many'.