单词 | versatile |
释义 | versatile —versatilely, adv. —versatility, versatileness, n. /verr"seuh tl/ or, esp. Brit., /-tuyl'/, adj. 1. capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.: a versatile writer. 2. having or capable of many uses: a versatile tool. 3. Bot. attached at or near the middle so as to swing freely, as an anther. 4. Zool. turning either forward or backward: a versatile toe. 5. variable or changeable, as in feeling, purpose, or policy: versatile moods. [1595-1605; < L versatilis revolving, many-sided, equiv. to versat(us) (ptp. of versare, freq. of vertere to turn; see VERSE, -ATE1) + -ilis -ILE] Syn. 1, 2. adaptable, all-around. 2. handy. |
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