versatile
英 ['vɜːsətaɪl] 美 ['vɜːrsətl]
adj.多才多艺的；通用的；多功能的
◉Usage Examples
(1) Versatile actors can play all kinds of roles.
(2) He is one of the most versatile actors.
(3) These cotton towels are quite versatile for this reason.
(4) I bought a versatile kitchen machine last month.
(5) Plastics are a kind of versatile material in industry.
(1) 多才多艺的演员能演各种类型的角色。
(2) 他是最多才多艺的演员之一。
(3) 鉴于这点,这些毛巾都是通用的。
(4) 我上个月买了一部多功能的厨房用机器.
(5) 在工业中,塑料是一种多用途材料。
◉Usage notes
To describe a person or thing that can adapt to do many things or serve many functions, consider the adjective versatile.
In E.B. White's classic children's book Charlotte's Web, Charlotte the spider tells Wilbur the pig that she is versatile. "What does 'versatile' mean — full of eggs?" Wilbur asks. "Certainly not," Charlotte replies. "'Versatile' means I can turn with ease from one thing to another." Charlotte knew her etymology, because the word reflects its Latin root, versatilis, "turning around; revolving." It eventually came to describe someone who is multi-talented: a singer-songwriter-actress-model would be a versatile figure in the entertainment world.
◉Collins
1. [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有多种技能的；多才多艺的 If you say that a person is versatile, you approve of them because they have many different skills. [approval]
① He had been one of the game's most versatile athletes.
他是这项运动中技术最全面的运动员之一。
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② Aileen stands out for her incredible versatility as an actress.
艾琳多才多艺，是一位出类拔萃的女演员。
2. [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有多种用途的；多功能的 A tool, machine, or material that is versatile can be used for many different purposes.
Never before has computing been so versatile.
① 计算机的用途从没像现在这么广泛过。
② ...a versatile blue chambray skirt.
多用途的蓝条纹裙子
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③ Velvet is not known for its versatility.
天鹅绒的用途并不是非常广泛。