kaleidoscope
/kəˈlaɪdəskəʊp/noun
1- a toy consisting of a tube containing mirrors and pieces of coloured glass or paper, whose reflections produce changing patterns when the tube is rotated万花筒。
1.1
- in sing. a constantly changing pattern or sequence of objects or elements（物体或成分）千变万化的样式; 千变万化的排列：
the dancers moved in a kaleidoscope of colour.
舞蹈者在千变万化的色彩中翩翩起舞。
派生词
kaleidoscopic
adjectivekaleidoscopically
adverb词源
early 19th cent.: from Greek kalos 'beautiful' + eidos 'form' + -SCOPE.