2024年1月23日 星期二

protean, prodigious, akin. Exhibiting considerable variety or diversity:





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protean

pro·te·an
(prō'tē-ən, prō-tē'-) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Readily taking on varied shapes, forms, or meanings.
  2. Exhibiting considerable variety or diversity: "He loved to show off his protean talent" (William A. Henry III).
[From PROTEUS.]



  • [próutiən, proutíːən]
[形]((文))
1 変幻自在な, 変化きわまりない.
2 〈俳優が〉種々の役をこなせる.

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