Zelig
noun [ C ] US uk/ˈzel.ɪɡ/ us/ˈzel.ɪɡ/
泽里格，（随环境的变化而改变自己外貌、行为等的）百变之人
a person who appears in many different situations and who changes their behaviour or appearance to suit the situation that they are in at the time
Like Zelig, you never quite know in what role he’s going to pop up next. 就像泽里格一样，你永远不知道他接下来会以什么角色出现。
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- Amram is a 20th century musical Zelig, and like that Woody Allen character, he stands at the edge of hundreds of historical photographs, swapping stories with musicians, writers and actors.
- People use the word "Zelig" about me, and I'm not entirely sure how to take it.
- Like a musical Zelig, Dewey has a hand in all the permutations of pop.
- Rather like the Woody Allen creation, Zelig, there is a chameleon quality to Portsmouth's football these days.