A very large university with many component schools, colleges, or divisions, with widely diverse functions (as the teaching of freshmen and the carrying on of advanced research), and with a large staff engaged in activities other than instruction and esp. in administration.

【美】多元大学(由许多学院、系所组成，除从事教学外还拥有大批人员进行高深研究工作及其他各种活动的大型大学)。