vary: [14] Latin varius meant ‘speckled, variegated, changeable’ (it gave English various [16], and may have been related to Latin vārus ‘bent, crooked, knock-kneed’, source of English prevaricate). It had a range of derivatives, which have given English variable [14], variance [14], variant [14], variegate [17], variety [16], variola ‘smallpox’ [18] (which retains the original notion of ‘speckling’), and vary. => prevaricate, variegate, variety, variola, various
mid-14c. (transitive); late 14c. (intransitive), from Old French variier "be changed, go astray; change, alter, transform" and directly from Latin variare "change, alter, make different," from varius "varied, different, spotted;" perhaps related to varus "bent, crooked, knock-kneed," and varix "varicose vein," from a PIE root *wer- (1) "high raised spot or other bodily infirmity" (cognates: Old English wearte "wart," Swedish varbulde "pus swelling," Latin verruca "wart"). Related: Varied; varying.
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1. The levels of tolerable pain vary greatly from individual to individual.
对疼痛的耐受程度因人而异，差别很大。
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2. Prices may vary so it's well worth shopping around before you buy.
价格可能会有高有低，所以在买之前很有必要货比三家。
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3. The importance of being an Olympian will vary from athlete to athlete.
参加奥运会对每个运动员而言意义不同。
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4. The treatment regime may vary widely depending on the type of injury.
因受伤类型不同治疗方法可能有很大的区别。
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5. This absolutist belief is replaced by an appreciation that rules can vary.
