protean
英 ['pr??t??n; pr??'ti??n]
美['prot??n]
- adj. 千變?nèi)f化的；一人演幾個角色的；變形蟲的
GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
protean 多變的
來自希臘語Proteus,海神，能化身為各種形狀。引申詞義多變的。
英文詞源
- 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-).
雙語例句
- 1. He loved to show off his protean talent.
- 他喜歡炫耀他的各式各樣的才能.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. He is a protean stylist who can move from blues to ballads and grand symphony.
- 他風(fēng)格多變，從布魯斯、鄉(xiāng)村音樂到雄壯的交響樂都能駕馭。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The eyes themselves were of that baffling protean gray which is never twice the same.
- 眸子是變幻莫測的灰色,時時在變化.
來自辭典例句
- 4. The clinical presentations protean and the diagnosis, of CAH was often difficult.
- CAH的臨床表現(xiàn)多樣化,診斷常很困難.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. The weather becomes protean due to the pollution's influence of long duration.
- 因為污染的長期持久的影響,天氣變化無常.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)