variant
UK ['veə.ri.ənt] US ['ver.i-] noun countable
■something which is slightly different from other similar things 变体；变种；变形•There are many colas on the market now, all variants on the original drink.现在市场上有多种可乐，都跟原先那种饮料差不多。 •There are four variants of malaria, all transmitted to humans by a particular family of mosquitoes.疟疾有四个变种，都是透过一种特殊的蚊子传播给人。
UK ['veə.ri.ənt] US ['ver.i-] adjective
■different •a variant form变体 •Words spelt with 'ae', such as 'encyclopaedia', have a variant spelling with 'e', as in 'encyclopedia'.拼写中带 ae 的单词，如 encyclopaedia，有一种可以只拼出 e 的变异拼法，如 encyclopedia。 |