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Protean (adj.)
[Protean 词源字典]
1590s, from Greek
Proteus
, sea god (son of Oceanus and Tethys) who could change his form; his name is literally "first," from
protos
"first" (see
proto-
).
[Protean etymology, Protean origin, 英语词源]
[Protean 词源字典]