1. The term "nation-state", Hill and Spicer argue, blurs the internal cultural and linguistic multiplicity of states that could more precisely be called "conquest states". 希尔和斯派塞认为，“民族国家”一词模糊了国家内部文化和语言的多样性，更确切地说，这些国家可以被称为“征服国家”。
2. The major difficulty, however, with the findings of critics such as de Jongh is that it is not easy to assess the multiplicity of levels in which Dutch viewers interpreted these pictures. 然而，根据德荣这样的批评家的发现，主要的困难在于，要评估荷兰观众对这些图片的解读的多重性并不容易。
3. This situation can be influenced by a multiplicity of different factors. 当前的形势可能受到各种不同因素的影响。
4. Asia, with its multiplicity of cultures and customs, is a particularly difficult terrain. 亚洲有着多样的文化和习俗，是一个特别复杂的地区。
5. Whole new realms of understanding—from gender to race to cultural studies—were opened up as scholars unpicked the multiplicity of lost societies. 学者们对过去社会的多样性进行分析，从性别到种族到文化研究，为我们开辟了理解（历史）的全新领域。
