自現(xiàn)象級英語
VARIANT
1. 英英釋義：something that is slightly different from the usual form of something?
例句：Meituan, Pinduoduo, and similar products are simply a number of?variants?of the same idea.?
2. 為什么選這個詞？?
“variant”是可數(shù)名詞，意思是“變體删顶、變種”掂为。雖然這個詞最常出現(xiàn)在科學(xué)類文章中，很多其他主題的文章中也可以碰到警医。當(dāng)我們想表示一個事物和另一個事物本質(zhì)上是一樣的，但略有差異，就可以說A is a variant of B窟扑。我們還可以在給別人介紹一個比較新的事物或概念時使用 variant，便于對方聯(lián)想和理解漏健。variant 后面接介詞 of 或 on嚎货，意思一樣。這個詞可以體現(xiàn)使用者對英文詞匯的掌握程度蔫浆，在口語和寫作中都可以使用殖属。我們來看幾個例子。
color 是 colour 的一種變體瓦盛，我們就可以說：?
"Color" is a?variant?of "colour".
或?
"Color" is a spelling?variant?of "colour".
微軟有 Word 文字處理器洗显，Apple 有 Pages，它們都是文字處理器原环，就可以說：?
Pages, an app by Apple, is a?variant?of/on Word, a widely used word processor by Microsoft.
好幾年前就有拼團這個概念了挠唆，現(xiàn)在很火的拼多多和一些類似的拼團產(chǎn)品本質(zhì)上其實是一樣的，我們就可以說：?
Meituan, Pinduoduo, and similar products are simply a number of?variants?of the same idea.
一些撲克游戲大致規(guī)則差不多扮念，但還是會有些細(xì)微差別损搬。比如同樣是“升級”游戲，有的人會將 2 作為常主，有的人不把 2 作為常主巧勤，但除此之外并沒有太大的差別嵌灰，我們就可以說：?
This card game is just a?variant?on Shengji.
來讀讀下面這段《經(jīng)濟學(xué)人》，選自分析新西蘭槍擊案的文章：?
Yet he was part of something much bigger. The names and slogans scrawled on his weapons were familiar to extreme white nationalists all around the world—but hardly anyone else. His ranting internet manifesto, “The Great Replacement”, repeated a staple far-right conspiracy theory: that non-white and Muslim immigrants in Western countries are invaders, ushered in by scheming elites to replace ethnic-European populations.Variants?of that once-fringe idea are now common, not just in social-media posts by anonymous wackos but in the speeches of elected politicians from Hungary to Iowa.
最后一句中的 once-fringe 意思是“一度非主流的颅悉、曾經(jīng)邊緣化的”沽瞭。簡單來說，variants of that once-fringe idea 就可以理解成是 similar ideas剩瓶。?
3. 怎樣學(xué)會使用這個詞驹溃？?
1）翻譯下面的句子：?
市場上有很多種可樂，都是可口可樂的變種延曙。 (重點：可樂cola豌鹤，可數(shù)或不可數(shù)名詞；可口可樂 Coca-Cola/Coke, the original drink, the original Coca Cola drink )
There are many types of colas on the market, all variants of Coca-Cola/Coke.?
There are many colas on the market, all variants on the original drink.?
There are many colas on the market, all variants of the original Coca Cola drink.
造句：
例1：Rewriting exercises are designed for us to take full advantage of variant sentence patterns and expressions. Inertia in the initiative would send us into a tailspin. 改寫句子練習(xí)的essence?
例2：The spelling variant of my English name "Sarah" is "Sara", which is considered to be the exact equivalent of the longer version by some. 英文名Sarah的兩種寫法
例3：We are strongly recommended to classify and collect high frequency expressions and sentence patterns, and group them according to the related ideas and topics. A vast variety of variants in writing is a sign of high calibre. ?積累高頻表達(dá)枝缔，換花樣的寫作
個人拓展：
搭配：variant on/of sth?
the American/British variant spelling
背誦：
?每日一詞的三個相近表達(dá)：A is a variant of/on B布疙；A is an equivalent of B； A is a parallel to B
There are many colas on the market, all variants on the original drink.?
