early 14c., from stem of Old French areer "to put in order," from Vulgar Latin *ar-redare (source of Italian arredare), from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + Frankish *r?d- "ready" or some cognate Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *raidjan "to place in order" (cognates: Gothic garadis, Old English ger?de "ready;" see ready (adj.)). Related: Arrayed; arraying.
array (n.)
mid-14c., "order, arrangement," from Anglo-French arrai, Old French aroi, from areer (see array (v.)).
雙語例句
1. I was confronted with an array of knobs, levers, and switches.
我面對的是一大堆旋鈕、控制桿和開關。
來自柯林斯例句
2. As the deadline approached she experienced a bewildering array of emotions.
隨著最后期限的臨近，她開始心緒紛亂，不知所措。
來自柯林斯例句
3. A glance along his bookshelves reveals a bewildering array of interests.
看一眼他的書架就知道他興趣繁雜。
來自柯林斯例句
4. I was constantly ill, with a baffling array of symptoms.
我一直病著，出現(xiàn)了一系列讓人不解的癥狀。
來自柯林斯例句
5. a vast array of bottles of different shapes and sizes