variety

英 [və'raɪəti] 美 [və'raɪəti]

• n. 多样；种类；多样化
• n. 杂耍

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U] 变化,多样化

   the fact of varying difference in quality, type, or character

2. [S] 种种,各种

   a number or collection of different sorts of the same general type

3. [C] 种类,品种

   a particular type that is different from others in a group to which it belongs; sort

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 变化
2. 多样化，多样性
3. 种类，品种
4. 异种，不同（种类）
5. 综艺节目
6. 种种
7. 杂耍（表演），杂凑
8. 【生】变种
9. 项目
10. 【生】品种
11. 【语】异体
12. 花样，多种式样

英英释义

Noun:

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"
   

2. noticeable heterogeneity;

   "a diversity of possibilities"
   "the range and variety of his work is amazing"
   

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

5. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality;

   "sculpture is a form of art"
   "what kinds of desserts are there?"
   

6. a difference that is usually pleasant;

   "he goes to France for variety"
   "it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The hotel offers its guests a wide variety of amusements.
   这个旅馆为住客提供了各种各样的娱乐活动。
2. The shop sells a great variety of porcelain wares.
   这家店铺出售品种繁多的瓷器。
3. We all need variety in our diet.
   我们都需要饮食多样化.

用作名词 (n.)

1. Last week we went to a variety show.
   上星期我们去看了杂耍。
2. That is why the television networks keep serving up old movies and second-rate variety programmes.
   这就是为什么电视台一直播送旧电影和二流杂耍等老一套节目的原因。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. Some people like variety,others do not.
   有的人喜欢多样化,有的人则不然。
2. Let's do something else for the sake of variety.
   咱们换个样儿干别的吧。
3. There are a large variety of household implements on sale in the market.
   市场上有大量的各式各样的日用器具出售。
4. Qingdao is a resort efficacious for a variety of bodily ills.
   青岛是一个对各种身体疾病都有疗效的疗养胜地。
5. The garden offers a variety of attractions.
   这花园有种种引人入胜之处。
6. Each variety of tree has its own name.
   每种树都有它自己的名字。
7. They comprise three varieties.
   它们包括三个种类。
8. That farmer is always looking for new varieties of wheat.
   那个农民一直在寻找新的小麦品种。
9. We grow a variety of crops, including cabbages, wheat and potatoes.
   我们种各种农作物,包括卷心菜、小麦和土豆。
10. There are different varieties of plants in the garden.
    花园里有各种各样的植物。
11. They have bred a new variety of rose with larger flowers.
    他们培养了能开大花朵的新品种的玫瑰花。
12. This variety of dog is very useful for hunting.
    这种狗对狩猎很有用。

经典引文

• Her work at the studios was..full of variety.

  出自： R. Ingalls

• I loved it all..its social and ethnic variety.

  出自： J. Updike

• Variety is the spice of life.

  出自：Proverb

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• give variety to 使…丰富多彩
• like variety (孩子)喜欢新鲜

形容词+～

• commercial variety 商业品种
• improved variety 改良的品种

～+名词

• variety dish 杂烩
• variety theatre 杂耍剧场

介词+～

• for a variety of reasons 由于种种原因
• in a variety of ways 用种种方法

～+介词

• variety in the style of work 工作作风的变化
• a great variety of 多种多样的
• a variety of reasons 种种理由
• a variety of toys 各种玩具
• a variety of uses 种种用途

词语用法

1. variety指“多样”时，本身是单数名词，即使作集体名词时谓语动词也应是单数形式。

n. (名词)

1. variety的基本意思是“变化”“多样化”,指某事物有不同特征,作此解时,是不可数名词。
2. variety也可译为“种种,各种”,指各式各样的事物,作此解时用单数形式。且后常接名词复数或集合名词。若要强调有多种人或事物,可在variety前加great或wide。
3. variety还可指动物或植物的“品种,种类”,作此解时是可数名词。

词义辨析

kind，sort，type，class，classification，category，species，variety

• 这些名词均有“种、类、类型”之意。
• kind指性质相同，而且特征很相似，足以归为一类的人或东西。
• sort普通用词，文体较kind随便，指对人或对事物进行的大概分类，有时含贬义。
• type指客观界限比较清楚，有相同本质特点的同类事物，或指大致相似的同类事物。
• class正式用词，指门类、种类或优劣等级；用于指动植物的分类时，表示“纲”。
• classification指根据已经确定的类型对某一事物作鉴别和归类。
• category书面用词，特指有确切定义的群体。
• species书面用词，单复数同形。指生物分类上的种。
• variety强调有各自的特点，形式不同，品质不同的种类。

常见错误

n. (名词)

1. 我们喜欢在菜单上看各种各样的菜。

   误 We would like to see a great variety in dishes on the menu.

   正 We would like to see a great variety of dishes on the menu.

   析 variety后面用介词of,而不可用介词in。

词源解说

• ☆ 1533年进入英语，直接源自中世纪法语的varit；最初源自拉丁语的varietatem，意为不同，多种多样。

近反义词

【近义词】

• brand
• change
• different
• kind
• sort
• type

【反义词】

• similitude
• uniformity