protean
英 ['prəʊtɪən; prəʊ'tiːən]
美['protɪən]
- adj. 千变万化的；一人演几个角色的；变形虫的
中文词源
protean 多变的
来自希腊语Proteus,海神，能化身为各种形状。引申词义多变的。
英文词源
- Protean (adj.)
- 1590s, from Greek Proteus, sea god (son of Oceanus and Tethys) who could change his form; his name is literally "first," from protos "first" (see proto-).
双语例句
- 1. He loved to show off his protean talent.
- 他喜欢炫耀他的各式各样的才能.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. He is a protean stylist who can move from blues to ballads and grand symphony.
- 他风格多变，从布鲁斯、乡村音乐到雄壮的交响乐都能驾驭。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The eyes themselves were of that baffling protean gray which is never twice the same.
- 眸子是变幻莫测的灰色,时时在变化.
来自辞典例句
- 4. The clinical presentations protean and the diagnosis, of CAH was often difficult.
- CAH的临床表现多样化,诊断常很困难.
来自互联网
- 5. The weather becomes protean due to the pollution's influence of long duration.
- 因为污染的长期持久的影响,天气变化无常.
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