| 单词 | variety |
| 释义 | variety (once / 101 pages) n Variety is a quality similar to diversity or difference. Some feel having variety in life is much more exciting than doing the same routine day in and day out. You’ve likely heard the expression “variety is the spice of life” to describe how our days are more interesting when different things happen. Variety can also describe different things that are classified under one category or type, like varieties of apple — granny smith, pink lady, or red delicious. A variety show is entertainment that includes a number of different and unrelated acts, like fire eaters, string bands, comedians, lounge singers, and spoon players. WORD FAMILYvariety: varieties USAGE EXAMPLESWhat is more, we “12s” express our faith in our team in a variety of ways. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Severe weather was expected to bring a variety of threats to parts of the Deep South through the night. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) “I don’t like the variety of the way it reacts with some people and how it’s minimal with others,” he said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality Syn|Hypo|Hyper form, kind, sort description sort or variety typea subdivision of a particular kind of thing antitypean opposite or contrasting type art form(architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture) stylea particular kind (as to appearance) flavor, flavour(physics) the six kinds of quarks color, colour(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction speciesa specific kind of something genusa general kind of something brand, makea recognizable kind genrea kind of literary or artistic work ilk, likea kind of person mannera kind modela type of product stripea kind or category like, the like, the likes ofa similar kind breeda special type naturea particular type of thing edition, variant, variation, versionsomething a little different from others of the same type architectural style, style of architecture, type of architecturearchitecture as a kind of art form charm(physics) one of the six flavors of quark strangeness(physics) one of the six flavors of quark sonata forma musical form having 3 sections -- exposition and development and recapitulation; characteristic of 1st movement of a sonata or symphony category a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme 2n a collection containing a variety of sorts of things he had a variety of disorders Syn|Hypo|Hyper assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord grab bag an assortment of miscellaneous items witch's brew, witches' brew, witches' brotha fearsome mixture rangea variety of different things or activities selectionan assortment of things from which a choice can be made farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbaga motley assortment of things alphabet soupa confusing assortment sampleran assortment of various samples banda range of frequencies between two limits accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection several things grouped together or considered as a whole 3n a difference that is usually pleasant he goes to France for variety Syn|Hyper change difference the quality of being unlike or dissimilar 4n noticeable heterogeneity the range and variety of his work is amazing Syn|Hypo|Hyper diverseness, diversity, multifariousness biodiversity the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole) heterogeneity, heterogeneousness the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind 5n a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances Syn|Hypo|Hyper variety show minstrel show a variety show in which the performers are made up in blackface review, revuea variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians music hall, vaudevillea variety show with songs and comic acts etc. folliesa revue with elaborate costuming show a social event involving a public performance or entertainment 6n (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics varieties are frequently recognized in botany Hypo|Hyper breed, stock, strain a special variety of domesticated animals within a species cultivara variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivation bloodstockthoroughbred horses (collectively) pedigreeline of descent of a purebred animal taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group animal or plant group having natural relations |
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