In several different ways, or by several different people. It very often appears when different people give different names, numbers, or opinions about the same thing: 'the illness has been variously called flu, a cold, and food poisoning' means different people called it different things.

In several different ways以幾種不同的方式, or by several different people或是由幾個不同的人分別。It very often appears它很常出現 when different people give different names, numbers, or opinions about the same thing在不同的人對同一件事給出不同的名稱、數字或看法時: 'the illness has been variously called flu, a cold, and food poisoning'「這個病曾被不同人分別稱為流感、感冒、食物中毒」 means different people called it different things意思是不同的人各自這樣稱呼它。

Two common patterns are worth learning as whole phrases: 'variously described as…' and 'variously known as…'. It can also mean 'at different times' or 'in different places' — 'the price has been variously $10, $12 and $15' — but the 'different people, different labels' use is by far the most common.

Two common patterns有兩個常見的搭配 are worth learning as whole phrases值得整組記下來: 'variously described as…' and 'variously known as…'「variously described as…」和「variously known as…」。It can also mean它也可以指 'at different times' or 'in different places'「在不同的時間」或「在不同的地方」──'the price has been variously $10, $12 and $15'「這個價格曾分別是 10、12、15 元」──but the 'different people, different labels' use is by far the most common不過「不同的人、不同的說法」這個用法遠遠最常見。

There is a second, quieter use meaning 'in many different ways' with no comparison: 'the money was variously spent'.

There is a second, quieter use還有第二種比較不明顯的用法 meaning 'in many different ways' with no comparison意思是「以許多不同方式」，不帶比較: 'the money was variously spent'「這筆錢被用在各種不同的地方」。

This is a formal, written word. You meet it in news writing, history books, and reports; almost nobody says it while chatting. In speech, people just say 'in different ways' or 'people call it all sorts of things'. Because it usually points to disagreement, it often carries a small hint that nobody is quite sure of the truth — a careful writer's way of saying 'sources don't agree'.

This is a formal, written word這是一個正式的書面用字。You meet it in你會在 news writing, history books, and reports新聞寫作、歷史書和報告裡遇到它; almost nobody says it while chatting幾乎沒有人聊天時會說它。In speech在口語裡, people just say人們只會說 'in different ways' or 'people call it all sorts of things'「in different ways」或「大家的說法都不一樣」。Because it usually points to disagreement因為它通常暗示著意見不一, it often carries a small hint它常帶著一點暗示 that nobody is quite sure of the truth表示沒有人完全確定真相──a careful writer's way of saying 'sources don't agree'這是小心的作者用來表達「消息來源不一致」的方式。