单词	protean
释义	proteanpro‧te‧an /ˈprəʊtiən, prəʊˈtiːən $ ˈproʊtiən, proʊ-/ adjective literary Word Origin WORD ORIGINprotean Origin: 1500-1600 Proteus ancient Greek sea god who could change shape Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES an actor's protean talents EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Clinton has been too protean to entirely satisfy either. Consistent with the protean nature of migraine, there are many exceptions to this generalization. Even in its protean state, however, it would make the business of feeding off her protracted and tiring. It characteristically occurs many years after the primary infection and has protean manifestations in addition to the gait ataxia. It may be that to choose is to distort so protean an entity. The bibliography of Sir Anthony Caro can hardly keep pace with his protean output. The Mac creators are emblematic of a new kind of artist spawned by the protean nature of the computer. able to keep changing or to do many things
随便看	thickener thicket thick-headed thickly thickness thicko thickset thick-skinned thief thievery thieving thievish thigh thighbone thimble thimbleful Thimphu thin thine thing thingamajig Things Fall Apart think thinkable thinker

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