vary: [14] Latin varius meant ‘speckled, variegated, changeable’ (it gave English various [16], and may have been related to Latin vārus ‘bent, crooked, knock-kneed’, source of English prevaricate). It had a range of derivatives, which have given English variable [14], variance [14], variant [14], variegate [17], variety [16], variola ‘smallpox’ [18] (which retains the original notion of ‘speckling’), and vary. => prevaricate, variegate, variety, variola, various
vary (v.)
mid-14c. (transitive); late 14c. (intransitive), from Old French variier "be changed, go astray; change, alter, transform" and directly from Latin variare "change, alter, make different," from varius "varied, different, spotted;" perhaps related to varus "bent, crooked, knock-kneed," and varix "varicose vein," from a PIE root *wer- (1) "high raised spot or other bodily infirmity" (cognates: Old English wearte "wart," Swedish varbulde "pus swelling," Latin verruca "wart"). Related: Varied; varying.
實(shí)用例句
1. The levels of tolerable pain vary greatly from individual to individual.
對(duì)疼痛的耐受程度因人而異，差別很大。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Prices may vary so it's well worth shopping around before you buy.
價(jià)格可能會(huì)有高有低，所以在買(mǎi)之前很有必要貨比三家。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. The importance of being an Olympian will vary from athlete to athlete.
參加奧運(yùn)會(huì)對(duì)每個(gè)運(yùn)動(dòng)員而言意義不同。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. The treatment regime may vary widely depending on the type of injury.
因受傷類(lèi)型不同治療方法可能有很大的區(qū)別。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. This absolutist belief is replaced by an appreciation that rules can vary.
