exhibiting different colours, especially as irregular patches or streaks 杂色的;斑驳的 variegated yellow bricks. 杂色黄砖。 ■(Botany)(of a plant or foliage) having or consisting of leaves that are edged or patterned in a second colour, especially white as well as green (植)(植物,树叶)有斑的,花斑的,彩斑的(尤指白边或斑纹) ■marked by variety 丰富多彩的 his variegated and amusing observations. 他那丰富多彩而又有趣的观察。
派生 variegation [-ˈgeɪʃ(ə)n] noun 语源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin variegat- 'made varied' (from the verb variegare, from varius 'diverse') + -ed