changeable

英 [ˈtʃeɪndʒəbl]

美 [ˈtʃeɪndʒəbl]

adj. 可能变化的; 易变的; 常变的

BNC.20685 / COCA.21649

同义词辨析

changeable variable【导航词义：可变的，易变的】

changeableadj. 易变的；常变化的

〔辨析〕

普通用词，指很有可能变化的或经常变化的。

〔例证〕

The weather was very changeable last winter.
去年冬天天气变化无常。
Her moods are very changeable.
她的情绪变化无常。
My boss has a changeable character.
我的老板性格多变。

variableadj. 易变的，多变的

〔辨析〕

指气候、人的情绪、事物的品质等经常会变化的。

〔例证〕

The weather there is variable.
那里的天气变化无常。
A drinking friend is a variable friend.
酒肉朋友靠不住。
The quality of the hotel food is variable.
这家酒店的饭菜时好时差。

adj.

可能变化的；易变的；常变的
likely to change; often changing
1. The weather is very changeable at this time of year.
  年年在这个时候天气都变化无常。

ADJ-GRADED 易变的;变化多的
Someone or something that ischangeableis likely to change many times.
1. The forecast is for changeable weather.
  预报针对的是变化无常的天气。

adj

such that alteration is possible
1. changeable behavior
2. changeable moods
3. changeable prices
Synonym:changeful
capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature
1. a mutable substance
2. the mutable ways of fortune
3. mutable weather patterns
4. a mutable foreign policy
Synonym:mutable
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
1. changeable taffeta
2. chatoyant (or shot) silk
3. a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent
Synonym:chatoyantiridescentshot
subject to change
1. a changeable climate
2. the weather is uncertain
3. unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other
Synonym:uncertainunsettled