variant
英 ['veərɪənt]
美['vɛrɪənt]
	    - adj. 不同的;多样的
 - n. 变体;转化
 
英英释意
- 1. an event that departs from expectations
 
- 2. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups;
 - "a new strain of microorganisms"
 
- 3. a variable quantity that is random
 
- 4. something a little different from others of the same type;
 - "an experimental version of the night fighter"
 - "an emery wheel is a modern variant of the grindstone"
 - "the boy is a younger edition of his father"