multifarious
adj
(fml 文) of many different kinds; having great variety 多种的; 各式各样的
the multifarious life-forms that can be found in a coral reef 珊瑚礁上可见的各种各样的生命形式
the multifarious rules and regulations of the bureaucracy 官僚主义的种种规章制度.
When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to operate, some woman assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.