英语词汇“variegated”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Something variegated has many different colors, as in the trees of autumn or the feathers of a peacock. Whenever you see "vari" at the beginning of a word, you know that the idea of difference or change is involved.

Using vari is a good way to start thinking about this word. It's the same root as in various, variable, varied, and variety. All these words mean something similar: lots of different versions of something. The scales of a fish can appear quite variegated from one angle and then strangely uniform from another. A tiger's variegated coat helps it stay hidden.

WORD FAMILY

variegate: variegated, variegates, variegating, variegation+/variegation: variegations

USAGE EXAMPLES

The nature of belief is far too variegated for that.

Time(Dec 22, 2016)

The flowers include red amaryllis, variegated spider amaryllis, burgundy and red roses, red lilies and gloriosa lilies.

Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016)

John le Carré gives a virtuoso reading of his own memoir, a compilation of episodes from a variegated life.

Washington Post(Nov 16, 2016)

adj having a variety of colors

Syn

varicolored, varicoloured
varied

characterized by variety

单词	variegated
释义	variegated (once / 2782 pages) adj Something variegated has many different colors, as in the trees of autumn or the feathers of a peacock. Whenever you see "vari" at the beginning of a word, you know that the idea of difference or change is involved. Using vari is a good way to start thinking about this word. It's the same root as in various, variable, varied, and variety. All these words mean something similar: lots of different versions of something. The scales of a fish can appear quite variegated from one angle and then strangely uniform from another. A tiger's variegated coat helps it stay hidden. WORD FAMILY variegate: variegated, variegates, variegating, variegation+/variegation: variegations USAGE EXAMPLES The nature of belief is far too variegated for that. Time(Dec 22, 2016) The flowers include red amaryllis, variegated spider amaryllis, burgundy and red roses, red lilies and gloriosa lilies. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) John le Carré gives a virtuoso reading of his own memoir, a compilation of episodes from a variegated life. Washington Post(Nov 16, 2016) adj having a variety of colors Syn varicolored, varicoloured varied characterized by variety
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