单词 | mutability |
释义 | mutability (once / 13857 pages) n Mutability means the quality of being changeable. Caterpillars, on their way to becoming butterflies, display a great deal of mutability. An easy way to remember mutability is to think about a word it sounds like, mutant. A mutant is someone who has been changed, irrevocably, so mutability is the ability to change. It's the mutability of the Internet that makes it so wonderful and confusing at the same time. You might tell your friend who was sweet and kind yesterday, but is mean and awful today, that you wish she didn't have such a tendency to mutability. WORD FAMILYmutability: mutabilities+/immutable: immutability, immutableness, immutably/mutable: immutable, mutability, mutableness, mutably/mute: mutable, muted, mutely, muteness, muter, mutes, mutest, muting/muted: mutedly USAGE EXAMPLESLike her other theater pieces from the same period, including “Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom,” “Death” eschews any semblance of conventional plot. New York Times(Nov 13, 2016) Even on Twitter, the president-elect’s medium of choice, Trump gave no clear signal about his intentions, only his mutability. The Guardian(Nov 12, 2016) Stephens sides with love - in whatever way it comes - and he embraces human mutability. Washington Times(Oct 13, 2016) n the quality of being capable of mutation Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper mutableness fixity, immutability, immutableness the quality of being incapable of mutation alterability the quality of being alterable vicissitudemutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another) changeability, changeableness the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change |
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