chameleon
英 [k?'mi?l??n]
美[k?'milj?n]
- n. 變色龍；善變的人；輕浮的人
GRE暢通詞匯爬行兩棲
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?chameleons;
中文詞源
chameleon 變色龍
cham, 同human, 土，人。-leon, 同lion, 獅子。字面意思即土獅子。
英文詞源
- chameleon (n.)
- mid-14c., camelion, from Old French caméléon, from Latin chamaeleon, from Greek khamaileon "the chameleon," from khamai "on the ground" (also "dwarf"), akin to chthon "earth" (see chthonic) + leon "lion" (see lion). Perhaps the large head-crest on some species was thought to resemble a lion's mane. The classical -h- was restored in English early 18c. Figurative sense of "variable person" is 1580s. It formerly was supposed to live on air (as in "Hamlet" III.ii.98).
雙語例句
- 1. Like a chameleon, he could merge unobtrusively into the background.
- 他就像一條變色龍，可以神不知鬼不覺地隱藏在背景中間。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The chameleon changes colour to match its surroundings.
- 變色龍變換顏色以適應環(huán)境.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The chameleon adapts to its surroundings by changing color.
- 變色蜥蜴用變色來適應環(huán)境.
來自辭典例句
- 4. The chameleon's skin replicates the pattern of its surroundings.
- 變色龍的皮膚可隨環(huán)境的模式而改變顏色.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. Anna: It changed colours, like chameleon, it uses the jungle.
- 安娜: 它會變色, 像變色龍同樣, 用叢林作掩護.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
