multileveladj.n.

Brit.

/ˌmʌltɪˈlɛvl/, U.S.

/ˌməltiˈlɛv(ə)l/; see also multi- comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, level n.

Etymology: < multi- comb. form + level n.

A. adj.

1. Having, involving, or operating on several levels. (literal and figurative.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > horizontal position or condition > [adjective] > having many levels

multilevel1911

multiplaned1959

1911 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 8 274 The ‘consolation that the multi-level modes of attention were first observed’ in the author's own laboratory seems hardly sufficient justification for concealing them from the student.

1928 Philos. Rev. 37 102 There are two types of individuals—one group of the two-level type, and another of the multi-level form.

1952 Los Angeles Examiner 19 Mar. iii. 1 (caption) Multi-level apartment hotel is planned as the center for the development.

1973 Times 5 Oct. (Safety Suppl.) p. ii Junctions are multilevel and local roads..are carried over or under their dual carriageways.

1994 NewMedia Aug. 20/3 IBM's new multilevel disc technology can squeeze as many as 10 stacked discs together and read them as one.

2. Business. Designating or relating to a system of direct sales in which buyers at each level of the hierarchy or pyramid secure the participation of further buyers, esp. at a lower level. Cf. pyramid n. 10b.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > [adjective] > selling methods or techniques

direct1892

soft-selling1921

tie-in1943

hard sell1946

pyramid1949

switch selling1960

multilevel1970

cold-call1985

ambush1987

1970 Southwestern Reporter (U.S.) 2nd Ser. 452 532/1 These plans are essentially multi-level marketing programs for a cosmetic line produced by Koscot.

1989 Times 30 Oct. 29/4 Mrs Doris Wood..arrived in London to promote ‘multi-level marketing’.

1995 Gordon (Nebraska) Jrnl. 4 Jan. 6/5 Pyramid schemes..are imitations of legitimate multi-level businesses in which a large number of people at the bottom are required to pay money to a few people at the top—thus forming a pyramid.

B. n.

1. In plural. Multiple levels. rare.

ΚΠ

1947 M. McLuhan Let. Dec. (1987) 190 I heard him on the puns in St. Aug's Confessions. He noted they were inseparable from the multi-levels of simultaneous presentation.

1999 Internat. Travel News (Nexis) 1 Nov. 133 Paintings..were considered sacred, with multilevels of meaning.

2. A building or apartment on more than one level.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > flat or apartment > type of

studio flat1882

studio apartment1884

mansard1886

penthouse1892

single end1897

walk-up1907

railroad flat1908

simplex1912

service flat1913

studio1918

kitchenette1920

duplex1922

garden flat1922

flatlet1925

show flat1929

quadruplex1939

council flat1941

garden apartment1942

walk-back1945

multilevel1959

tower apartment1961

condominium1962

triplex1962

condo1984

1959 Sunday Times 12 Apr. 21/6 America welcomed the one-storey ‘ranch’ house and the ‘split level’. Today, the development builders, who can find new names for old things, are trumpeting the ‘multi level’.

1972 Village Voice (N.Y.) 1 June 82/3 (advt.) Unusual multi-levels. Charming bedroom apts.

1999 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 7 Apr. (Metro section) 4 Homes here are an eclectic mixture of mostly two-stories, Cape Cods, ranches and multilevels.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multilevel
释义	multileveladj.n. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪˈlɛvl/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈlɛv(ə)l/; see also multi- comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, level n. Etymology: < multi- comb. form + level n. A. adj. 1. Having, involving, or operating on several levels. (literal and figurative.) ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > horizontal position or condition > [adjective] > having many levels multilevel1911 multiplaned1959 1911 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 8 274 The ‘consolation that the multi-level modes of attention were first observed’ in the author's own laboratory seems hardly sufficient justification for concealing them from the student. 1928 Philos. Rev. 37 102 There are two types of individuals—one group of the two-level type, and another of the multi-level form. 1952 Los Angeles Examiner 19 Mar. iii. 1 (caption) Multi-level apartment hotel is planned as the center for the development. 1973 Times 5 Oct. (Safety Suppl.) p. ii Junctions are multilevel and local roads..are carried over or under their dual carriageways. 1994 NewMedia Aug. 20/3 IBM's new multilevel disc technology can squeeze as many as 10 stacked discs together and read them as one. 2. Business. Designating or relating to a system of direct sales in which buyers at each level of the hierarchy or pyramid secure the participation of further buyers, esp. at a lower level. Cf. pyramid n. 10b. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > [adjective] > selling methods or techniques direct1892 soft-selling1921 tie-in1943 hard sell1946 pyramid1949 switch selling1960 multilevel1970 cold-call1985 ambush1987 1970 Southwestern Reporter (U.S.) 2nd Ser. 452 532/1 These plans are essentially multi-level marketing programs for a cosmetic line produced by Koscot. 1989 Times 30 Oct. 29/4 Mrs Doris Wood..arrived in London to promote ‘multi-level marketing’. 1995 Gordon (Nebraska) Jrnl. 4 Jan. 6/5 Pyramid schemes..are imitations of legitimate multi-level businesses in which a large number of people at the bottom are required to pay money to a few people at the top—thus forming a pyramid. B. n. 1. In plural. Multiple levels. rare. ΚΠ 1947 M. McLuhan Let. Dec. (1987) 190 I heard him on the puns in St. Aug's Confessions. He noted they were inseparable from the multi-levels of simultaneous presentation. 1999 Internat. Travel News (Nexis) 1 Nov. 133 Paintings..were considered sacred, with multilevels of meaning. 2. A building or apartment on more than one level. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > flat or apartment > type of studio flat1882 studio apartment1884 mansard1886 penthouse1892 single end1897 walk-up1907 railroad flat1908 simplex1912 service flat1913 studio1918 kitchenette1920 duplex1922 garden flat1922 flatlet1925 show flat1929 quadruplex1939 council flat1941 garden apartment1942 walk-back1945 multilevel1959 tower apartment1961 condominium1962 triplex1962 condo1984 1959 Sunday Times 12 Apr. 21/6 America welcomed the one-storey ‘ranch’ house and the ‘split level’. Today, the development builders, who can find new names for old things, are trumpeting the ‘multi level’. 1972 Village Voice (N.Y.) 1 June 82/3 (advt.) Unusual multi-levels. Charming bedroom apts. 1999 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 7 Apr. (Metro section) 4 Homes here are an eclectic mixture of mostly two-stories, Cape Cods, ranches and multilevels. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1911
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