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

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