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n.
易变性,性情不定
突变性
易弯性
词根:mutate
adj.mutant 突变的
mutable 易变的,不定的;性情不定的
mutagenic 诱变的;致突变的
mutational 突变的
mutative 变化的;生物突变的
n.mutation [遗] 突变;变化;元音变化
mutant 突变体;突变异种
mutagen 诱导有机体突变的物质
mutagenesis 突变形成;变异发生
vi.mutate 变化,产生突变
vt.mutate 改变,使突变
adjective
prone to change : inconstant
mutable opinions
capable of change or of being changed
mutable laws
capable of or liable to mutation a mutable gene
mutable vowels
14世纪晚期,“变化的倾向,不一致性”,来自古法语 mutabilité,源自拉丁语 mutabilitas,源自 mutabilis “可变的”(见 mutable)。
It is the same!—For, be it joy or sorrow,
The path of its departure still is free;
Man's yesterday may ne'er be like his morrow;
Nought may endure but Mutability.
[Shelley, from "Mutability," 1816]
它是一样的!—因为,无论是欢乐还是悲伤,
它的离去之路仍是自由的;
人的昨天可能与他的明天不同;
没有什么能持久,除了变化。
【雪莱,《变幻》,1816】
易变性
可突变性
遗传物质产生变异的潜力。
Middle English, from Latin mutabilis, from mutare to change; akin to Old English mīthan to conceal, Sanskrit mināti he exchanges, deceives
The first known use of mutable was in the 14th century
mutableadjective
likely to change often : inconstant
capable of change
able or likely to mutate
1 Along with fame, and self-indulgence, and sex appeal, Kim’s selfies project informality, mutability, and even vulnerability—she expects to be looked at, as she looks back at you.
2 So is the shape-shifting mutability of the materials he uses: acrylic paint, canvas and stretcher bars.
3 The scale of urban population has become one of the most important research fields in urban science because of its mutability and the importance of determining it.
城市人口规模的易变性及界定的重要性使其成为城市科学中重要的研究领域。
4 "It quickly became clear to me that mutability has these twinklings of joy, sometimes ecstasy, which comes through in the poems, I think."
5 a politician with very mutable positions on all the issues
6 Harun is alive to the fundamental enigma and mutability of violence.
7 That said, this mutable earth sign is also known for its incredibly kind and humble nature.
8 “Embrace” is a lesson in composition, but also mutability.
9 One of Black Vodka's most accomplished and uncanny stories takes the idea of human mutability a step further.
10 In “The Super 8 Years,” the “we” usually seems to mean her family, and she switches pronouns freely as if to suggest the mutability of identity.
11 Yet there was electricity in the work’s mutability, right up through the finale, when she emerged from a gyrating, climactic encounter with a chair to calmly wish us a pleasurable evening.
12 Brand names were often effaced, because to allow them entry would be to taint the story not only with the market, but with mutability.
13 Slower-than-usual speeds in the first two songs suggested a lingering fondness for nature, in all its mutability.
14 That set is another example of the capacious mutability of American energies — with Ellingtonian orchestration fusing with melodic modes from the Middle East.
15 Dancers just come and go, illustrating the mutability of things — a central point of Zen Buddhist philosophy.
16 But painting and its infinite mutability are his main interest in this expansive solo show, his second at a New York gallery.
17 And James’s suave, deceptively mutable and poignant baritone is a beautiful complement for her.
18 What I smell, raising the cup to my face, is a spice that perfectly captures mutability — the essence of autumn.
19 The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new show, “Thomas Cole’s Journey: Atlantic Crossings” is gorgeous, politically right for right now, and a lesson in the mutability of art history.
20 She was also drawn to “that kind of pliability and mutability of language” — the ability to mold it, to persuade even on the starkest of stages, to defend the worst of crimes.