chameleon

简明英汉词典

chameleon

[kE5mi:ljEn]

n.

变色龙

美国传统词典[双解]

chameleon

cha.me.leon

AHD:[k…-m?l“y…n, -m?“l?-…n]

D.J.[k*6mi8lj*n, -6mi8li8*n]

K.K.[k*6milj*n, -6mili*n]

n.（名词）

(1)Any of various tropical Old World lizards of the family Chamaeleonidae, characterized by their ability to change color.

变色蜥蜴，变色龙：变色蜥蜴科旧大陆赤道地区蜥蜴的一种，以其变色能力为特征

(2)See anole

参见 anole

(3)A changeable or inconstant person:

多变的人，反复无常的人：

“In his testimony, the nominee came off as . . . a chameleon of legal philosophy”(Joseph A. Califano, Jr.)

“在他的供词中，候选人…巧妙地利用了他对法律原则的了解”(小约瑟夫A.卡里法诺)

语源

(1)Middle English camelioun

中古英语 camelioun

(2)from Latin chamaele?n

源自 拉丁语 chamaele?n

(3)from Greek khamaile?n

源自 希腊语 khamaile?n

(4)khamai [on the ground] * see dhghem-

khamai [在地面上] *参见 dhghem-

(5)le?n [lion] loan translation of Akkadian n?i [ground lion, lizard] * see lion

le?n [狮] 阿卡德语 n?词 [蜥蜴] *参见 lion

继承用法

chame”leon“ic

AHD:[-l?-?n“1k] （形容词）

注释

The words referring to the animal chameleon and the plant chamomile are related etymologically by a reference to the place one would expect to find them, that is, on the ground. The first part of both words goes back to the Greek form khamai, meaning “on the ground.” What is found on the ground in each case is quite different, of course. The khamaile?n is a “lion [ le?n ] on the ground,” a term translating the Akkadian phrase n?. The khamaim?n is “an apple [ m?n ] on the ground,” so named because the blossoms of at least one variety of this creeping herb have an applelike scent. Both words are first found in Middle English, chameleon in a work composed before 1382 and chamomile in a work written in 1373.

指动物变色蜥蜴和植物春黄菊的词，在词源上通过人们预期可找到它们的地点（即地面上）而相关联。这两个词的前一部分都可追溯到希腊形式khamai 意思为“在地面上。” 当然，两种情形下在地面上发现的东西是非常不同的。[x]Khamaileon 是指“地面上的狮子 [ leon ]”， 即阿卡得短语nes qaqqari 翻译过来的词语。 [x]Khamaimelon 是指“地面上的苹果 melon ”， 之所以这么命名是因为至少有一类这种蔓生草本植物所开的花具有类似苹果的气味。两个词最初出现在中古英语里面，chameleon 出现于1382年前的一部作品， [x]chamomile 出现于1373年的一部作品里

基本词义

Chameleon

Cha.me.leon

AHD:[k…-m?l“y…n, -m?“l?-…n]

D.J.[k*6mi8lj*n, -6mi8li8*n]

K.K.[k*6milj*n, -6mili*n]

n.（名词）

Variant of Chamaeleon

Chamaeleon的变体

现代英汉词典

chameleon

[kE5mi:lIEn]

n.

(1)〈动〉变色蜥蜴

(2)反覆无常的人；变色龙

现代英汉综合大辞典

chameleon

[kE5mi:ljEn]

n.

(1)【动】石龙子, 变色龙(蜥蜴类)

(2)善变的人, 反复无常的人

(3)[the Chameleon ]【天】蜓(星)座

mineral chameleon

高锰酸钾

chameleon fibre

光敏性变色纤维

chameleon paint

示温[变色, 温度指示]漆

chameleon solution

(过)锰酸盐溶液, 变色液

继承用法

chameleonic

[kE7mi:li5Cnik]

adj.

象变色龙一样的; 反复无常的

美国传统词典

chameleon

cha.me.leon

AHD:[k…-m?l“y…n, -m?“l?-…n]

D.J.[k*6mi8lj*n, -6mi8li8*n]

K.K.[k*6milj*n, -6mili*n]

n.

(1)Any of various tropical Old World lizards of the family Chamaeleonidae, characterized by their ability to change color.

(2)See anole

(3)A changeable or inconstant person:

“In his testimony, the nominee came off as . . . a chameleon of legal philosophy”(Joseph A. Califano, Jr.)

语源

(1)Middle English camelioun

(2)from Latin chamaele?n

(3)from Greek khamaile?n

(4)khamai [on the ground] * see dhghem-

(5)le?n [lion] loan translation of Akkadian n?i [ground lion, lizard] * see lion

继承用法

chame”leon“ic

AHD:[-l?-?n“1k] adj.

注释

The words referring to the animal chameleon and the plant chamomile are related etymologically by a reference to the place one would expect to find them, that is, on the ground. The first part of both words goes back to the Greek form khamai, meaning “on the ground.” What is found on the ground in each case is quite different, of course. The khamaile?n is a “lion [ le?n ] on the ground,” a term translating the Akkadian phrase n?. The khamaim?n is “an apple [ m?n ] on the ground,” so named because the blossoms of at least one variety of this creeping herb have an applelike scent. Both words are first found in Middle English, chameleon in a work composed before 1382 and chamomile in a work written in 1373.

基本词义

Chameleon

Cha.me.leon

AHD:[k…-m?l“y…n, -m?“l?-…n]

D.J.[k*6mi8lj*n, -6mi8li8*n]

K.K.[k*6milj*n, -6mili*n]

n.

Variant of Chamaeleon

朗文英汉综合电脑词典

chameleon

【修】可变(式)，变化

英汉纺织大词典

chameleon

n.三色调效应

英汉航空大词典

Chameleon

n.〔yan3〕蜓座

英汉化学大词典

chameleon

n.变色龙

英汉海运大词典

chameleon

变色示温漆

英汉进出口商品词汇大全

chameleon

变色蜥蜴

英汉计算机大词典

chameleon

n.变色龙

英汉能源大词典

chameleon

n.变色龙

英汉心理学大词典

chameleon

反复无常的人