英语词汇“protean”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

protean

释义

proteus /prōˈtūs or prōˈti-əs/

noun (pl proˈteuses)

The olm, a member of a European genus (Proteus) of blind, cave-dwelling tailed amphibians
A member of a genus (Proteus) of rodlike bacteria found in the intestines and in decaying organic matter

ORIGIN: Gr Prōteus, an ancient Greek sea god who assumed many shapes to evade having to foretell the future

Protean or protean /prō-tēˈən or prōˈti-ən/ adjective

proteiform /prō-tēˈi-förm/ adjective

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