🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

过多

Pronunciation / Transliteration: guò duō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Plethora/ˈplɛθ.ɚ.ə/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4520 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"市场上存在着过多的选择。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A large or excessive amount of something.

    "The report offered a plethora of suggestions to improve workplace productivity."
  2. 2

    An excess of a bodily fluid, particularly blood in former medical contexts.

    "Historical physicians frequently attributed various illnesses to a supposed plethora of blood."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Medieval Latin plethora, borrowed from the Ancient Greek plēthorē meaning fullness or abundance, ultimately stemming from plēthein to be full. It entered the English language in the late 16th century, initially maintaining a specific medical sense relating to an excess of bodily fluids before broadening metaphorically to general overabundance.

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