Versatile



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 多才多艺的;多用途的
• ［英］ adj. 多才多艺的 ( having many different kinds of skills) ; 多用途的 ( having many different uses)
• ［记］ vers（转）+atile -> 玩得转 -> 多才多艺的

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: French or Latin; French, from Latin versatilis turning easily, from versare to turn, frequentative of vertere
• Date: 1605
• 1. changing or fluctuating readily ; variable <a versatile disposition>
• 2. embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills; also turning with ease from one thing to another
• 3.
  • a.
    • (1) capable of turning forward or backward ; reversible <a versatile toe of a bird>
    • (2) capable of moving laterally and up and down <versatile antennae>
  • b. of an anther having the filaments attached at or near the middle so as to swing freely
• 4. having many uses or applications <versatile building material>
• ? versatilely adverb
• ? versatileness noun

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