variety 音标拼音: [vɚ'ɑɪəti]
n .
U 多种多样,各种不同的;
C 种类
U 多种多样,各种不同的;
C 种类
variety n 1 :
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things ; "
a great assortment of cars was on display "; "
he had a variety of disorders "; "
a veritable smorgasbord of religions " [
synonym :
{
assortment }, {
mixture }, {
mixed bag }, {
miscellany },
{
miscellanea }, {
variety }, {
salmagundi }, {
smorgasbord },
{
potpourri }, {
motley }]
2 :
noticeable heterogeneity ; "
a diversity of possibilities ";
"
the range and variety of his work is amazing " [
synonym :
{
diverseness }, {
diversity }, {
multifariousness }, {
variety }]
3 : (
biology )
a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics ; "
varieties are frequently recognized in botany "
4 :
a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances [
synonym : {
variety show }, {
variety }]
5 :
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality ; "
sculpture is a form of art ";
"
what kinds of desserts are there ?" [
synonym : {
kind }, {
sort },
{
form }, {
variety }]
6 :
a difference that is usually pleasant ; "
he goes to France for variety "; "
it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic " [
synonym : {
variety }, {
change }]
Variety \
Va *
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n .;
pl . {
Varieties }. [
L .
varietas :
cf .
F .
vari ['
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t ['
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See {
Various }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
The quality or state of being various ;
intermixture or succession of different things ;
diversity ;
multifariousness .
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Variety is nothing else but a continued novelty .
--
South .
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The variety of colors depends upon the composition of light . --
Sir I .
Newton .
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For earth hath this variety from heaven . --
Milton .
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There is a variety in the tempers of good men .
--
Atterbury .
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2 .
That which is various .
Specifically :
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(
a )
A number or collection of different things ;
a varied assortment ;
as ,
a variety of cottons and silks .
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He . . .
wants more time to do that variety of good which his soul thirsts after . --
Law .
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(
b )
Something varying or differing from others of the same general kind ;
one of a number of things that are akin ;
a sort ;
as ,
varieties of wood ,
land ,
rocks ,
etc .
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(
c ) (
Biol .)
An individual ,
or group of individuals ,
of a species differing from the rest in some one or more of the characteristics typical of the species ,
and capable either of perpetuating itself for a period ,
or of being perpetuated by artificial means ;
hence ,
a subdivision ,
or peculiar form ,
of a species .
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Note :
Varieties usually differ from species in that any two ,
however unlike ,
will generally propagate indefinitely (
unless they are in their nature unfertile ,
as some varieties of rose and other cultivated plants );
in being a result of climate ,
food ,
or other extrinsic conditions or influences ,
but generally by a sudden ,
rather than a gradual ,
development ;
and in tending in many cases to lose their distinctive peculiarities when the individuals are left to a state of nature ,
and especially if restored to the conditions that are natural to typical individuals of the species .
Many varieties of domesticated animals and of cultivated plants have been directly produced by man .
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(
d )
In inorganic nature ,
one of those forms in which a species may occur ,
which differ in minor characteristics of structure ,
color ,
purity of composition ,
etc .
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Note :
These may be viewed as variations from the typical species in its most perfect and purest form ,
or ,
as is more commonly the case ,
all the forms ,
including the latter ,
may rank as Varieties .
Thus ,
the sapphire is a blue variety ,
and the ruby a red variety ,
of corundum ;
again ,
calcite has many Varieties differing in form and structure ,
as Iceland spar ,
dogtooth spar ,
satin spar ,
and also others characterized by the presence of small quantities of magnesia ,
iron ,
manganese ,
etc .
Still again ,
there are varieties of granite differing in structure ,
as graphic granite ,
porphyritic granite ,
and other varieties differing in composition ,
as albitic granite ,
hornblendic ,
or syenitic ,
granite ,
etc .
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3 . (
Theaters )
Such entertainment as in given in variety shows ;
the production of ,
or performance in ,
variety shows . [
Cant ]
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
{
Geographical variety } (
Biol .),
a variety of any species which is coincident with a geographical region ,
and is usually dependent upon ,
or caused by ,
peculiarities of climate .
{
Variety hybrid } (
Biol .),
a cross between two individuals of different varieties of the same species ;
a mongrel .
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Syn :
Diversity ;
difference ;
kind .
Usage : {
Variety }, {
Diversity }.
A man has a variety of employments when he does many things which are not a mere repetition of the same act ;
he has a diversity of employments when the several acts performed are unlike each other ,
that is ,
diverse .
In most cases ,
where there is variety there will be more or less of diversity ,
but not always .
One who sells railroad tickets performs a great variety of acts in a day ,
while there is but little diversity in his employment .
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All sorts are here that all the earth yields !
Variety without end . --
Milton .
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But see in all corporeal nature '
s scene ,
What changes ,
what diversities ,
have been !
--
Blackmore .
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1913 Webster ]
302 Moby Thesaurus words for "
variety ":
Broadway ,
Proteus ,
a certain number ,
a few ,
about -
face ,
accommodation ,
adaptation ,
adjustment ,
affiliation ,
allotropism ,
allotropy ,
alteration ,
amelioration ,
apostasy ,
assortment ,
betterment ,
biotype ,
blood ,
body ,
branch ,
brand ,
break ,
breed ,
burlesque ,
capriciousness ,
cast ,
category ,
change ,
change of heart ,
changeability ,
changeableness ,
character ,
choice ,
choppiness ,
church ,
circus ,
clan ,
class ,
classification ,
collectanea ,
collection ,
color ,
communion ,
community ,
conglomerate ,
conglomeration ,
constructive change ,
continuity ,
contrariety ,
contrast ,
conversion ,
dappleness ,
defection ,
degeneration ,
degenerative change ,
denomination ,
departure ,
description ,
designation ,
desultoriness ,
deterioration ,
deviability ,
deviation ,
difference ,
differentiation ,
disaccord ,
disaccordance ,
disagreement ,
disconformity ,
discongruity ,
discontinuity ,
discordance ,
discrepancy ,
discreteness ,
disorder ,
disparity ,
dissent ,
dissimilarity ,
dissonance ,
distinction ,
distinctness ,
divarication ,
divergence ,
divergency ,
diversification ,
diversion ,
diversity ,
division ,
drama ,
eccentricity ,
entertainment industry ,
erraticism ,
faction ,
family ,
far cry ,
feather ,
fellowship ,
fickleness ,
fitting ,
flightiness ,
flip -
flop ,
form ,
freakishness ,
genotype ,
genre ,
genus ,
grade ,
gradual change ,
grain ,
group ,
her infinite variety ,
heterogeneity ,
heteromorphism ,
hodgepodge ,
ilk ,
improvement ,
impulsiveness ,
inaccordance ,
incompatibility ,
incongruity ,
inconsistency ,
inconsonance ,
inconstancy ,
inequality ,
inharmoniousness ,
inharmony ,
instability ,
irreconcilability ,
irregularity ,
jerkiness ,
kidney ,
kin ,
kind ,
kingdom ,
label ,
legit ,
legitimate stage ,
line ,
lot ,
make ,
manifoldness ,
manner ,
mark ,
medley ,
melioration ,
mercuriality ,
miscellanea ,
miscellany ,
mitigation ,
mix ,
mixture ,
modification ,
modulation ,
mold ,
moodiness ,
more ,
motleyness ,
multifariousness ,
multiformity ,
multiplicity ,
mutability ,
nature ,
nonconformism ,
nonconformity ,
nonstandardization ,
nonuniformity ,
nonuniqueness ,
number ,
numerousness ,
oddments ,
odds ,
odds and ends ,
off Broadway ,
off -
off -
Broadway ,
offshoot ,
omnifariousness ,
omniformity ,
omnium -
gatherum ,
opposition ,
order ,
organization ,
otherness ,
overthrow ,
party ,
persuasion ,
phylum ,
playland ,
pluralism ,
plurality ,
pluralness ,
polymorphism ,
qualification ,
race ,
radical change ,
raggedness ,
range ,
rank ,
re -
creation ,
realignment ,
redesign ,
reform ,
reformation ,
religious order ,
remaking ,
renewal ,
repertory drama ,
reshaping ,
restlessness ,
restructuring ,
reversal ,
revival ,
revivification ,
revolution ,
schism ,
school ,
sect ,
sectarism ,
section ,
segment ,
selection ,
separateness ,
series ,
several ,
shape ,
shapeshifter ,
shift ,
shiftiness ,
show biz ,
show business ,
society ,
sort ,
species ,
stage world ,
stagedom ,
stageland ,
stamp ,
stock ,
strain ,
strawhat ,
strawhat circuit ,
stripe ,
style ,
subclass ,
subfamily ,
subgenus ,
subkingdom ,
suborder ,
subspecies ,
subtribe ,
sudden change ,
summer stock ,
sundries ,
superclass ,
superfamily ,
superorder ,
superspecies ,
switch ,
the boards ,
the footlights ,
the like of ,
the likes of ,
the scenes ,
the stage ,
the theater ,
theater world ,
theatromania ,
theatrophobia ,
total change ,
transition ,
tribe ,
turn ,
turnabout ,
type ,
uncertainty ,
unconformism ,
unconformity ,
undependability ,
unevenness ,
unfixedness ,
unlikeness ,
unorthodoxy ,
unpredictability ,
unreliability ,
unsettledness ,
unstableness ,
unsteadfastness ,
unsteadiness ,
upheaval ,
variability ,
variance ,
variation ,
variegation ,
variousness ,
vaudeville ,
versatility ,
version ,
violent change ,
wantonness ,
wavering ,
waywardness ,
whimsicality ,
worsening
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