替代寫法

詞源

來自古希臘語 (kalós, “美麗”) + (eîdos, “形狀”)（對照） +‎ 。1817年由發明家大卫·布儒斯特所創。^[1]

用作比喻義則是1819年的拜伦勋爵從出版社那邊收到一個萬花筒而來。^[1]

發音

• 國際音標^(幫助)：/kəˈlaɪdəˌskoʊp/

  • 音頻 (英國)：

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名詞

(複數)

1. 萬花筒
2. (比喻義) 千變萬化
   • 1831, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Romance and Reality, 卷 1，頁號s 34-35:

     Lady Etheringhame being now a constitutionalist, dined rather early: and Emily, her head like a kaleidoscope, full of colours, with not a little disdain, put on the blue silk she had thought bleu céleste, at least in the country.

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   • 1961 April, G. Freeman Allen, “The "Rheingold" goes via Cologne”, 出自 Trains Illustrated，頁號 231:

     The rail journey from The Hook [Hook of Holland] to is a scenic kaleidoscope, ranging from the flat terrain of the to the high ranges of the , from the straight Dutch waterways to the sinuous Rhine gorge, from the ocean-going shipping of canals to the busy inland traffic of the and from peaceful farmland to thriving centres of commerce.

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   • 2020 6月 17, David Clough, “Then and now: trains through Crewe”, 出自 Rail，頁號 60:

     Another most notable change concerns rolling stock liveries. Back then, corporate Rail Blue was omnipresent, whereas now there is a kaleidoscope of colours and styles.

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動詞

(第三人稱單數簡單現在時，現在分詞，一般過去時及過去分詞)

1. (不及物) 以變換的方式移動

來源

• “kaleidoscope”, Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.