var·i·ous /ˈvɛriəs, ˈvær-/
  (a.)不同的,各種的,多方面的,許多的,個別的,雜色的
  Va·ri·ous a.
  1. Different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various names; various occupations; various colors.
     So many and so various laws are given.   --Milton.
     A wit as various, gay, grave, sage, or wild.   --Byron.
  2. Changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable.
  A man so various, that he seemed to be
  Not one, but all mankind's epitome.   --Dryden.
     The names of mixed modes . . . are very various.   --Locke.
  3. Variegated; diversified; not monotonous.
     A happy rural seat of various view.   --Milton.
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  various
       adj 1: of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking
              any uniformity; "assorted sizes"; "his disguises are
              many and various"; "various experiments have failed to
              disprove the theory"; "cited various reasons for his
              behavior" [syn: assorted]
       2: considered individually; "the respective club members";
          "specialists in their several fields"; "the various
          reports all agreed" [syn: respective(a), several(a), various(a)]
       3: distinctly dissimilar or unlike; "diverse parts of the
          country"; "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob
          Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and
          the sloth" [syn: diverse]
       4: having great diversity or variety; "his various achievements
          are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition" [syn:
          versatile]