inflection
n 词尾变化(inflect+ion)
释义2:
inflection
/ In5flekFEn /
◙ [主英亦作 inflexion] , noun1. [Grammar] a change in the form of a word (typically the ending) to express a grammatical function or attribute such as tense, mood, person, number, case, and gender• [语法] (词,尤指词尾的)屈折变化 [mass noun] the process or practice of inflecting words• 屈折变化过程;屈折变化练习2. [mass noun] the modulation of intonation or pitch in the voice• (声调的)抑扬 »she spoke slowly and without inflection. 她说得很慢,声调没有抑扬变化。 »[count noun] the variety of his vocal inflections. 他嗓音的抑扬变化。 the variation of the pitch of a musical note• 变音;转调3. (chiefly Mathematics)a change of curvature from convex to concave at a particular point on a curve• [主数] 拐折,回折;拐点,回折点【派生】
♦ inflectional adjective♦ inflectionally adverb♦ inflectionless adjective【语源】
1. late Middle English (in the sense 'the action of bending inwards'): from Latin inflexio(n-), from the verb inflectere 'bend in, curve' (see inflect )
含inflection的词语 |
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