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variable adj.可变的；易变的n.变量；易变的东西 (1) 物价会随汇率而变动。(2) 他的情绪如天气般反覆无常。(3) 这个旅馆的饭菜有时很好有时很差.(4) 在该实验中温度是个变量。(5) 由于有许多可变因素,很难准确地估算出成本。(6) 所有这些变数都会影响学生的成绩。 If you mention the noun variable to people who are math-phobic, you may give them nightmares because they don't like to think about numbers or values that can change in equations. The adjective form of variable has been around since the late 1300s, applying first to people, and then, in the late 1400s, to weather. The noun form first appeared in Lacroix's Differential and Integral Calculus in 1816, guaranteeing that math students would be solving for the variable x for generations to come.

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英 ['veəriəbl] 美 ['veriəbl] (1) Prices are variable according to the rate of exchange.(2) His mood is as variable as the weather.(3) The quality of the hotel food is distinctly variable.(4) The temperature is a variable in the experiment.(5) With so many variables, the exact cost is difficult to estimate.(6) All these variables can affect a student's performance. The adjective variable is used to describe something that is liable to change often, such as the weather, interest rates, or your teacher's mood. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]多变的；易变的；反复无常的 Something that is variable changes quite often, and there usually seems to be no fixed pattern to these changes. The potassium content of foodstuffs is very variable...食物中钾的含量差别很大。There was a bit of a wind and it was blowing  onshore, variable, but quite strong.有一阵风朝岸上吹来，风向变化不定，但风力很强。...a variable rate of interest.时高时低的利率variabilityThere's a great deal of variability between individuals.人和人之间有很大的不同。...the variability in the climate.气候的变化无常2[N-COUNT 可数名词]（质量、数量、规模等）可变因素 A variable is a factor that can change in quality, quantity, or size, which you have to take into account in a situation. Decisions could be made on the basis of price, delivery dates, after-sales service or any other variable...购买决定可能会基于价格、送货日期、售后服务以及其他可变因素。Other variables in making forecasts for the industry include the weather and the general economic climate.对该产业进行预测时还要考虑天气和宏观经济环境等其他不确定因素。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]变量；变项；变元 A variable is a quantity that can have any one of a set of values.   [TECHNICAL 术语]It is conventional to place the independent variable on the right-hand side of an equation.普遍做法是把自变量放在等式的右边。

英语单词	variable
英美音标	英 ['veəriəbl] 美 ['veriəbl]
中文释义	adj.可变的；易变的 n.变量；易变的东西
英语例句	(1) Prices are variable according to the rate of exchange. (2) His mood is as variable as the weather. (3) The quality of the hotel food is distinctly variable. (4) The temperature is a variable in the experiment. (5) With so many variables, the exact cost is difficult to estimate. (6) All these variables can affect a student's performance.
中文例句	(1) 物价会随汇率而变动。 (2) 他的情绪如天气般反覆无常。 (3) 这个旅馆的饭菜有时很好有时很差. (4) 在该实验中温度是个变量。 (5) 由于有许多可变因素,很难准确地估算出成本。 (6) 所有这些变数都会影响学生的成绩。
vocabulary简明	The adjective variable is used to describe something that is liable to change often, such as the weather, interest rates, or your teacher's mood.
vocabulary扩展	If you mention the noun variable to people who are math-phobic, you may give them nightmares because they don't like to think about numbers or values that can change in equations. The adjective form of variable has been around since the late 1300s, applying first to people, and then, in the late 1400s, to weather. The noun form first appeared in Lacroix's Differential and Integral Calculus in 1816, guaranteeing that math students would be solving for the variable x for generations to come.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]多变的；易变的；反复无常的 Something that is variable changes quite often, and there usually seems to be no fixed pattern to these changes. The potassium content of foodstuffs is very variable... 食物中钾的含量差别很大。 There was a bit of a wind and it was blowing onshore, variable, but quite strong. 有一阵风朝岸上吹来，风向变化不定，但风力很强。 ...a variable rate of interest. 时高时低的利率 variability There's a great deal of variability between individuals. 人和人之间有很大的不同。 ...the variability in the climate. 气候的变化无常 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（质量、数量、规模等）可变因素 A variable is a factor that can change in quality, quantity, or size, which you have to take into account in a situation. Decisions could be made on the basis of price, delivery dates, after-sales service or any other variable... 购买决定可能会基于价格、送货日期、售后服务以及其他可变因素。 Other variables in making forecasts for the industry include the weather and the general economic climate. 对该产业进行预测时还要考虑天气和宏观经济环境等其他不确定因素。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]变量；变项；变元 A variable is a quantity that can have any one of a set of values. [TECHNICAL 术语] It is conventional to place the independent variable on the right-hand side of an equation. 普遍做法是把自变量放在等式的右边。

Variable Change Variability Rate Weather Adjective Noun Form