multiverse

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈmʌltɪˌvɜːs/|/ˈmʌltiːˌvɜ(ɹ)s/    美 /ˈmʌltəˌvɝs/|/ˈmʌltiˌvɝs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The world, considered as lacking in purpose, design, or predictability.
    — Visible nature is all plasticity and indifference, a multiverse, as one might call it, and not a universe.
  2. The hypothetical group of all the possible universes in existence.
    — Our universe is a very small part of the multiverse.
  3. The different canons, continuities or timelines of a fictional property, considered as a whole.
    — In the DC multiverse, our reality is called "Earth-33". But in the Marvel multiverse, it's "Earth-1218".

词形变化

multiverses plural

词汇关系

衍生词
multiversal quantum multiverse
相关词
universe nulliverse

词源

First appeared c. 1895. Blend of multiple + universe, coined by American philosopher William James. By surface analysis, multi- + -verse.
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