vary

• vi. 變化；變異；違反
• vt. 改變；使多樣化；變奏
• n. (Vary)人名；(英、法、羅、柬)瓦裏

來自拉丁語vario,改變。

vary

vary: [14] Latin varius meant ‘speckled, variegated, changeable’ (it gave English various [16], and may have been related to Latin vārus ‘bent, crooked, knock-kneed’, source of English prevaricate). It had a range of derivatives, which have given English variable [14], variance [14], variant [14], variegate [17], variety [16], variola ‘smallpox’ [18] (which retains the original notion of ‘speckling’), and vary.
=> prevaricate, variegate, variety, variola, various

vary (v.)

mid-14c. (transitive); late 14c. (intransitive), from Old French variier "be changed, go astray; change, alter, transform" and directly from Latin variare "change, alter, make different," from varius "varied, different, spotted;" perhaps related to varus "bent, crooked, knock-kneed," and varix "varicose vein," from a PIE root *wer- (1) "high raised spot or other bodily infirmity" (cognates: Old English wearte "wart," Swedish varbulde "pus swelling," Latin verruca "wart"). Related: Varied; varying.

1. The levels of tolerable pain vary greatly from individual to individual.

對疼痛的耐受程度因人而異，差別很大。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Prices may vary so it's well worth shopping around before you buy.

價格可能會有高有低，所以在買之前很有必要貨比三家。

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3. The importance of being an Olympian will vary from athlete to athlete.

參加奧運會對每個運動員而言意義不同。

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4. The treatment regime may vary widely depending on the type of injury.

因受傷類型不同治療方法可能有很大的區別。

來自柯林斯例句

5. This absolutist belief is replaced by an appreciation that rules can vary.

這種絕對主義的信念被規則可以變通這一認識所替代。

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