panoply

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pan·o·ply /ˈpænəpli/ noun [singular] formal 1 DCan impressive show of special clothes, decorations etc, especially at an important ceremony 盛况，盛典panoply of a glorious panoply of colours 五彩缤纷的壮丽场面2 PMWLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa large number of people or things 大量panoply of a panoply of men in grey suits 大批穿灰色西装的男子full/entire/whole panoply of something (=the whole range of something) 某物的一整套

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panoply• The unhappy peasantry of Bengal found itself saddled with an impressive panoply of middlemen and parasites.• Statues of angels, madonnas, saints and saviours cram the skyline, creating a surreal panoply of agony and ecstasy.• Penicillin was used to treat a whole panoply of conditions.• In the whole panoply of anti-poverty policies the minimum wage stands as the vital back marker.• the whole panoply of a royal weddingfull/entire/whole panoply of something• Nor did they continue to deploy the full panoply of radical techniques in moments of perceived social and political crisis.• In the whole panoply of anti-poverty policies the minimum wage stands as the vital back marker.• That is, assuming there will be room for them once the full panoply of testing and assessment is in place.Origin panoply (1500-1600) Greek panoplia “full suit of armor”, from pan- ( → PAN-) + hopla “weapons, armor”