"variant" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 變體
• 變種

Definition

變體指同類中稍有不同的事物；通常用於某事物的不同形式或版本，例如產品、詞語或病毒。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於正式、科學及技術語境，常見搭配有「病毒變體」、「基因變體」、「某物的變體」。不等同於「variation」（變化、變異）。

Examples

This medicine works on every known variant of the virus.

這種藥對所有已知的病毒**變體**都有效。

A new variant of the product will be released this year.

今年將推出一種新的產品**變體**。

Each language has its own variants of certain words.

每種語言都有某些詞的不同**變體**。

Scientists are tracking several new variants that have emerged recently.

科學家正在追蹤最近出現的幾種新**變體**。

This rule has many variants, so check which one your teacher prefers.

這條規則有很多**變體**，建議問問老師喜歡哪一種。

That's just another variant of the same old story.

那只是同一個老故事的另一種**變體**。