variant

英 [ˈveəriənt]

美 [ˈveriənt]

n.  变种; 变体; 变形
adj.  变异的; 不同的，相异的，不一致的; 多样的; 易变的，不定的

复数：variants　

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Collins.1 / BNC.5457 / COCA.8882

牛津词典

noun

• 变种；变体；变形
  a thing that is a slightly different form or type of sth else
  1. This game is a variant of baseball.
     这种运动是由棒球演变而来的。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 变体;变种;变化形式
  Avariantof a particular thing is something that has a different form to that thing, although it is related to it.
  1. The quagga was a strikingly beautiful variant of the zebra...
     斑驴是一种极美丽的斑马变种。
  2. An intriguing variant to pipelines would be to carry the water using the existing system of canals...
     除用管道外，利用现有的运河系统来输送水也很值得一试。
  3. There are so many variant spellings of his name.
     他的名字有很多不同的拼写形式。

英英释义

noun

• something a little different from others of the same type
  1. an experimental version of the night fighter
  2. a variant of the same word
  3. an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone
  4. the boy is a younger edition of his father
  Synonym:versionvariationedition
• a variable quantity that is random
  Synonym:random variablevariatestochastic variablechance variable
• an event that departs from expectations
  Synonym:discrepancyvariance
• (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
  1. a new strain of microorganisms
  Synonym:formstrainvar.

adj

• differing from a norm or standard
  1. a variant spelling
• exhibiting variation and change
  1. letters variant in size

双语例句

• The researchers found one genetic variant was strongly associated with RLS with periodic limb movements.
  研究人员发现一种基因变体与RLS的周期性肢体运动十分相关。
• There are so many variant spellings of his name.
  他的名字有很多不同的拼写形式。
• Objective In order to improve the children with cough variant asthma diagnosis and treatments.
  目的提高小儿咳嗽变异性哮喘的诊断率及治疗效果。
• That's a variant allele.
  那是一个变量的等位基因。
• Its oestrogen-receptor variant, however, had a significant impact on both digit ratio and courtship behaviour.
  它的雌激素受体的变体，不过，有两方面的数字比和求偶行为产生重大影响。
• In a variant of this approach, the tests are data-driven.
  这个方法的一个变种，是数据驱动的测试。
• We have already seen how to find a test object in variant ways.
  我们已经看到了，怎样以各种方法来找到一个测试对象。
• The quagga was a strikingly beautiful variant of the zebra
  斑驴是一种极美丽的斑马变种。
• This problem is a variant of the Josephus problem which can be solved with segment tree.
  这个问题是约瑟夫问题的一个变种，可以用线段树解决。
• An intriguing variant to pipelines would be to carry the water using the existing system of canals
  除用管道外，利用现有的运河系统来输送水也很值得一试。