| 单词 | chameleon |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [kə'mi:ljən] |
| 解释 | n.变色龙，蜥蜴；善变之人 |
| 红宝书 | 【考】 salmon : ichthyologist / chameleon : herpetologist(鱼类学家研究鲑鱼/ 爬虫类学家研究变色 龙) 【记】 chame看作shame+leon =lion，'害羞的狮子 变色的龙' |
| 字源 | chameleon (n.) mid-14c., camelion, from Old French caméléon, from Latin chamaeleon, from Greek khamaileon "the chameleon," from khamai "on the ground" (also "dwarf"), akin to chthon "earth" (see chthonic) + leon "lion" (see lion). Perhaps the large head-crest on some species was thought to resemble a lion's mane. The classical -h- was restored in English early 18c. Figurative sense of "variable person" is 1580s. It formerly was supposed to live on air (as in "Hamlet" III.ii.98). |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 变色龙(一种变色蜥蜴); 反复无常的人 【记】chame = shame害羞, leon = lion狮子: 狮子害羞脸变红－变色龙leon(泰坦尼克号男主角): 他一会儿是绅士, 一会儿是混混－变色龙 【类】salmon: ichthyologist = chameleon: herpetologist鱼类学家研究鲑鱼 = 爬虫学家研究变色龙 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】shame 羞耻时脸会变色变红或变白 + lion 或音：龙 |
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