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legion

noun
🔊/ˈliːdʒən/
🔊/ˈliːdʒən/
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  1. a large group of soldiers that forms part of an army, especially the one that existed in ancient Rome（尤指古罗马的）军团
    • the French Foreign Legion法国外籍军团
    • Caesar’s legions凯撒军团
  2. (formal) a large number of people of one particular type大量，大批（某类型的人）
    • legions of photographers众多的摄影师
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin legio(n-), from legere ‘choose, levy’. The adjective dates from the late 17th cent., in early use often in the phrase my, their, etc. name is legion, i.e. ‘we, they, etc. are many’ (Mark 5:9) in the Bible.

legion

adjective
🔊/ˈliːdʒən/
🔊/ˈliːdʒən/
[not before noun] (formal)
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  1. very many很多；极多 synonym numerous
    • The medical uses of herbs are legion.草本植物的医药效用数不胜数。🔊🔊
    Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin legio(n-), from legere ‘choose, levy’. The adjective dates from the late 17th cent., in early use often in the phrase my, their, etc. name is legion, i.e. ‘we, they, etc. are many’ (Mark 5:9) in the Bible.