He pointed to the miscellany of junk on the table.
。 他指了指桌上的杂物。
四季随笔
Glancing over this miscellany, I found an article, by a woman, on " Lion Hunting, " and in this article I came upon a passage which seemed worth copying.
At her urging he went at one o'clock to the appointed address, where he found himself one of a dense miscellany of men waiting in front of the door.
在她的催促下,他在一点钟的时候去了指定的地址,在那里他发现自己是等在门前的一大群人中的一员。
英语百科
Miscellany
A miscellany is a collection of various pieces of writing by different authors. Meaning a mixture, medley, or assortment, a miscellany can include pieces on many subjects and in a variety of different forms. In contrast to anthologies, whose aim is to give a selective and canonical view of literature, miscellanies were produced for the entertainment of a contemporary audience and so instead emphasise collectiveness and popularity. Laura Mandell and Rita Raley state: