polymorphous

a. 多种形式的, 多功能的, 多形态的 [医] 多形的

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词形变化

more polymorphous 比较级 most polymorphous 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles

  2. 2.

    Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms

    生物

    1913, R. Chodat in Popular Science Monthly Volume 82 Janauay 1913, A Grain of Wheat In order to establish itself in any locality a plant must hold its own against competitors which, masters of the soil from time immemorial, have been selected to fit the soil and climate. Moreover, emmer is not cultivated anywhere in Palestine. This wild wheat is furthermore a different plant from any known in cultivation, a polymorphous race, no doubt, but a distinct one.

  3. 3.

    Crystallizing in two or more different forms; polymorphic

    化学

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

polymorphic

近义相关 1

multiform

相关短语

polymorphous perversity polymorphous perversities

词源

From New Latin polymorphus, from Ancient Greek πολύμορφος (polúmorphos, “multiform, manifold”), from πολυ- (polu-, “many, much”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”). By surface analysis, poly- + -morphous.

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