单词 | panoply |
释义 | panoply (once / 7159 pages) n A panoply is a collection or an assortment of things. You might be eager to show off your panoply of bobble-head dolls when friends come to your house. An array or display of things is a panoply, so you can show off your panoply of spooky clown paintings, but you can also display a panoply of dance moves or talk about the panoply of flags at the parade — as long as it's a complete or impressive display, it's a true panoply. In ancient Greece, the word was used exclusively to talk about military costumes which were always suits of armor. WORD FAMILYpanoply: panoplies USAGE EXAMPLESWhat they really wanted was the full panoply of utility regulation under Title II of the 1934 Communications Act. Wall Street Journal(Dec 17, 2016) But a panoply of deductions and credits keeps firms’ bills down. Economist(Dec 15, 2016) Slate and Panoply just so happen to be hiring. Slate(Dec 12, 2016) n a complete and impressive array Hyper array an orderly arrangement |
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