| 释义 |
variety/vəˈraiəti/n. (pl. -ies) 1 diversity; absence of uniformity; many-sidedness; the condition of being various 多样性；变化；多方面(性)；多变(性) not enough variety in our lives 我们的生活不够丰富多彩 2 a quantity or collection of different things 种种，多种 for a variety of reasons 由于种种原因 3a a class of things different in some common qualities from the rest of a larger class to which they belong (同类中的)分类，种类 b a specimen or member of such a class 品种 4 (foll. by 后跟 of) a different form of a thing, quality, etc. 异体；变形 5 Biol. 【生】a a subspecies 亚种 b a cultivar (栽培的)品种 c an individual or group usually fertile within the species to which it belongs but differing from the species type in some qualities capable of perpetuation 变种 6 a mixed sequence of dances, songs, comedy acts, etc. (指歌、舞、喜剧表演等的)联合演出，综艺节目 usu. 通常作 attrib.: a variety show 歌、舞、喜剧表演等的联合演出，综艺节目；杂耍表演[French variété or Latin varietas (as VARIOUS)] |