Versatile
['vɜːsətaɪl] or ['vɝsətl]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) able to move freely in all directions; 'an owl's versatile toe can move backward and forward'; 'an insect's versatile antennae can move up and down or laterally'; 'a versatile anther of a flower moves freely in the wind' .
(adj.) competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another; 'a versatile writer' .
(adj.) changeable or inconstant; 'versatile moods' .
(adj.) having great diversity or variety; 'his various achievements are impressive'; 'his vast and versatile erudition' .
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解釋/意思:
(a.) Capable of being turned round.
(a.) Liable to be turned in opinion; changeable; variable; unsteady; inconstant; as versatile disposition.
(a.) Turning with ease from one thing to another; readily applied to a new task, or to various subjects; many-sided; as, versatile genius; a versatile politician.
(a.) Capable of turning; freely movable; as, a versatile anther, which is fixed at one point to the filament, and hence is very easily turned around; a versatile toe of a bird.
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同義詞及近義詞:
a. [1]. Changeable, variable.[2]. Inconstant, unsteady, fickle.
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同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Changeable, unsteady, unfixed, capricious, varied, many-sided, multigenous,manifold, variable, mobile, plastic, ready
ANT:Immovable, immutable, fixed, unvaried, unvarying, one-sided, uniform,invariable, stolid, immobile, unready
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解釋/意思:
adj. capable of being moved or turned round: changeable: unsteady: turning easily from one thing to another: (bot.) swinging freely on a support: (ornith.) reversible of toes.—adv. Ver′satilely.—ns. Ver′satileness Versatil′ity the quality of being versatile: changeableness: the faculty of turning easily to new tasks or subjects.
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例句/造句/用法:
- Samuel Edison, versatile, buoyant of temper, and ever optimistic, would thus appear to have pitched his tent with shrewd judgment. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Jingle,' said that versatile gentleman, taking the hint at once. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- I would never give way to that; I was always versatile. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- The ten acres of the reservation offered an excellent opportunity for truck-farming, and the versatile head of the family could not avoid trying his luck in this branch of work. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- This is the versatile Jack-of-all-work in the planing mill. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
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