protean
protean
[ˈprəʊtɪən, prəʊˈtiːən]
adjective
[ˈprəʊtɪən, prəʊˈtiːən]
adjective
- tending or able to change frequently or easily
变化多端的，易变的
it is difficult to comprehend the whole of this protean subject.
全面理解这个变化多端的题目很困难。
■able to do many different things; versatile
多才多艺的
protean thinkers who scan the horizons of work and society.
能广察工作和社会视域的多才多艺的思想家。
- late 16th cent.: from Proteus + -an
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