multitude

多数、大勢

非常に多くの人や物。

やさしい英語で： A very large number of people or things.

• A multitude of people filled the square.
• There are a multitude of ways to learn.
• The garden attracts multitudes of butterflies.

使い方： a multitude of something (The website offers a multitude of useful tools.)

類義語： crowd, host, great number

よく使う表現： a multitude of, multitude of people, multitude of reasons

大衆、庶民

富や権力を持つ人と区別して、普通の人々をまとめて指す言葉。

やさしい英語で： Ordinary people considered as a large group, rather than rich or powerful people.

• The rulers feared the anger of the multitude.
• His speeches appealed to the multitude.
• She believed education should reach the multitude.

類義語： masses, populace

よく使う表現： the multitude, among the multitude