chameleon
/kəˈmiːlɪən/(亦作chamaeleon)
noun
1- a small slow-moving Old World lizard with a prehensile tail, long extensible tongue, protruding eyes that rotate independently, and a highly developed ability to change colour变色蜥蜴, 变色龙。
1.1
- Family Chamaeleonidae: four genera, in particular Chamaeleo, and numerous species, including the European chameleon (C. vulgaris).避役科：4属, 尤见避役属, 众多种, 包括欧洲避役（拉丁名C. vulgaris）。
1.2
- （亦作American chameleon）N. Amer. an anole〈北美〉避役, 安乐蜥, 美洲变色蜥蜴。
1.3
- figurative a changeable or inconstant person〈喻〉多变的人; 反复无常的人。
派生词
chameleonic
adjective词源
Middle English: via Latin chamaeleon from Greek khamaileōn, from khamai 'on the ground' + leōn 'lion'.