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这是2月24日的每日一词。

It's the word of the day for February 24.

今天的词是umpteen，拼写为u-m-p-t-e-e-n。

Today's word is umpteen, spelled u m p t e e n.

Umpteen是一个形容词。

Umpteen is an adjective.

它是一个非正式用语，意思是非常多或数量不定。

It's an informal word meaning very many or indefinitely numerous.

以下是这个词在《经济学人》句子中的用法。

Here's the word used in a sentence from The Economist.

女郎的生活常常包括无数次的服装更换、复杂的道具和大量的发胶。

The life of a showgirl often includes umpteen costume changes, elaborate props, and copious amounts of hairspray.

英语中可能没有上亿种方式来表示一个庞大且不确定的数量，但肯定不止一种。

There may not be a gazillion ways in English to refer to a large, indefinite number, but there are definitely more than a.

其中许多词，比如zillion、bazillion、kazillion、jillion和bajillion，都以'illion'结尾，就像'million'一样，并在前面加上一个令人满意的辅音或音节，以增强语气。

Many of these, such as zillion, bazillion, kazillion, jillion, and bajillion, start with I l l I o n, as in million, and add a satisfying consonant or syllable in front for some extra oomph.

形容词‘umpteen’对‘teen’做了同样的处理，其中‘ump’在‘umpty’中提供了额外的强调效果。

The adjective umpteen does the same for teen, with the oomph provided by the ump in umpty.

‘Umpty’是一个形容词，意思是‘如此这般’，比如‘umpty percent’或‘umpty for’，它和‘umpteen’一样，出现在19世纪下半叶。

Umpty, an adjective meaning such and such, as in umpty percent or umpty for, arose like umpteen in the latter half of the 1800s.

我们如今偶尔才会使用‘umpty’，但你肯定会多次听到或读到‘umpteen’和‘umpteenth’，它们表示在无限多的系列中的最新或最后一个。

We only occasionally use umpty these days, but you're bound to hear or read umpteen and umpteenth, meaning the latest or last in an indefinitely numerous series, any number of times.

以上就是今天的单词，我是彼得·索科洛夫斯基。

With your Word of the Day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.

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Visit merriamwebster.com today for definitions, wordplay, and trending word lookups.