multitude

noun

1. the common people generally

e.g. separate the warriors from the mass
power to the people

Synonym: massesmasshoi polloipeoplethe great unwashed

2. a large gathering of people

Synonym: throngconcourse

3. a large indefinite number

e.g. a battalion of ants
a multitude of TV antennas
a plurality of religions

Synonym: battalionlarge numberpluralitypack

1. 许多;大量;大批;大群
A multitude of things or people is a very large number of them.

e.g. There are a multitude of small quiet roads to cycle along...
有很多可以骑车的宁静小路。
e.g. Addiction to drugs can bring a multitude of other problems.
毒瘾会带来许多其他问题。

2. 一大群人;人群
You can refer to a very large number of people as a multitude .

e.g. ...surrounded by a noisy multitude.
被喧闹的人群围着
e.g. ...the multitudes that throng around the Pope.
围在主教周围的人群

3. 民众；大众；群众
You can refer to the great majority of people in a particular country or situation as the multitude or the multitudes .

e.g. The hideous truth was hidden from the multitude...
向大众隐瞒了骇人听闻的真相。
e.g. It is our task to convince the multitudes that we are pursuing a lawful hobby in a lawful way.
我们的任务是要让民众相信，我们是在用合法的方式来从事一种合法的爱好。

1. 群众：第三层主要由群众(multitude)构成. 相对於其他阶层而言,作者认为这一阶层是弱势群体,本身力量十分有限,不可能直接参与全球权力结构的配置,所以必须通过一定的组织来吸纳. 联合国的会员大会在形式上将它们统合到全球权力机制中,