单词 | versatile |
释义 | versatile['və:sətail]a. 多才多艺的, 万用的, 万向的 versatile ver.sa.tile AHD: [vûr“s…-t…l, -tºl”] D.J. [6vT8s*t*l, -7ta!l]K.K. [6vPs*t*l, -7ta!l]adj.(形容词)1. Capable of doing many things competently.多才多艺的2. Having varied uses or serving many functions:多用途的或者多功能的:“The most versatile of vegetables is the tomato”(&b{Craig Claiborne})“蔬菜中用途最广的是西红柿”(克雷格·克莱本)3. Variable or inconstant; changeable:反复无常的;易变的:a versatile temperament.反复无常的性格4. Biology Capable of moving freely in all directions, as the antenna of an insect, the toe of an owl, or the loosely attached anther of a flower.【生物学】 能转动的:能自由移向各种方向的,如昆虫的触角、鸟的足趾或者松散附属的花药语源:1. Latin vers³tilis 拉丁语 vers³tilis 2. from vers³tus [past participle of] vers³re [to turn] * see wer- 2源自 vers³tus [] vers³re的过去分词 [旋转] *参见 wer- 2继承用法:ver“satilely adv.(副词)ver”satil“ity AHD: [-t¹l“¹-t¶] 或 ver“sa.tile.ness [-t…l-n¹s, -tºl”-] (名词)参考词汇:1. versatile,all-around,many-sided,multifaceted,multifarious2. The central meaning shared by these adjectives is “having many aspects, uses, or abilities”: 这些形容词所共有的意思是“具有许多的方面、用途或者能力”: multifarious interests. 多种爱好 |
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