panoply: [17] Panoply originally meant a ‘full suit of armour’; the modern sense ‘impressive array’ is a metaphorical extension that did not emerge until the 19th century. The word comes via French from Greek panoplíā, a compound formed from the prefix pan- ‘a(chǎn)ll’ and hópla ‘a(chǎn)rms, weapons’.
panoply (n.)
1570s, from Greek panoplia "complete suit of armor," from pan- "all" (see pan-) + hopla (plural), "arms" of a hoplites ("heavily armed soldier"); see hoplite. Originally in English figurative, of "spiritual armor," etc. (a reference to Eph. vi); non-armorial sense of "any splendid array" first recorded 1829.
雙語例句
1. He was attended, as are all heads of state, by a full panoply of experts.
和所有國家元首一樣，他身邊跟隨著各個領(lǐng)域的專家。
來自柯林斯例句
2. But all they had added was the trappings and panoply of applied science.
但是他們所增添的一切,不過是實用科學(xué)的裝飾和甲胄罷了.
來自辭典例句
3. In addition, most hunter - gatherer societies today have a panoply of deities.
除此之外, 現(xiàn)在社會中的很多狩獵者都很信奉神靈.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. The lakes were surrounded By a panoply of mountains.
群湖為壯麗的群山所環(huán)抱.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. How could you possibly match wine to such a panoply of competing and powerful flavours?