mid-14c., camelion, from Old French caméléon, from Latin chamaeleon, from Greek khamaileon "the chameleon," from khamai "on the ground" (also "dwarf"), akin to chthon "earth" (see chthonic) + leon "lion" (see lion). Perhaps the large head-crest on some species was thought to resemble a lion's mane. The classical -h- was restored in English early 18c. Figurative sense of "variable person" is 1580s. It formerly was supposed to live on air (as in "Hamlet" III.ii.98).
雙語例句
1. Like a chameleon, he could merge unobtrusively into the background.
他就像一條變色龍，可以神不知鬼不覺地隱藏在背景中間。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The chameleon changes colour to match its surroundings.
變色龍變換顏色以適應(yīng)環(huán)境.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The chameleon adapts to its surroundings by changing color.
變色蜥蜴用變色來適應(yīng)環(huán)境.
來自辭典例句
4. The chameleon's skin replicates the pattern of its surroundings.
變色龍的皮膚可隨環(huán)境的模式而改變顏色.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Anna: It changed colours, like chameleon, it uses the jungle.