Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #12513
assimilation
同化；融入
the process in which people of different backgrounds become part of a larger society and see themselves as members of a national community
常用于社会文化语境，指不同背景的人融入主流社会。
- 1.
The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
同化的行为或被同化的状态。
- 2.
the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family
被同化的状态；不同背景的人开始视自己为更大家庭的一部分
- 3.
The metabolic conversion of nutrients into tissue.
营养物质代谢转化为组织的过程。
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the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
将一个文化群体吸收并融入另一个文化群体的社会过程
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The absorption of new ideas into an existing cognitive structure.
将新思想吸收到现有认知结构中的过程。
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the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
消化后身体吸收养分的过程
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A sound change process by which the phonetics of a speech segment becomes more like that of another segment in a word (or at a word boundary), so that a change of phoneme occurs.
语音变化过程,其中某个语音片段的发音变得更像词中(或词边界处)另一个片段,从而发生音位变化。
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The adoption, by a minority group, of the customs and attitudes of the dominant culture.
少数群体接受主流文化的习俗和态度的过程。
同化的行为或被同化的状态。；被同化的状态；不同背景的人开始视自己为更大家庭的一部分；营养物质代谢转化为组织的过程。；将一个文化群体吸收并融入另一个文化群体的社会过程；将新思想吸收到现有认知结构中的过程。
In use
Assimilation into a new culture often requires learning a new language.
Her quick assimilation into the team impressed the coach.
The course focuses on the assimilation of international students into university life.
assimilation into [group]
指个人逐渐融入某个群体或社会的过程；into 后接融入的对象。
Her assimilation into the local community took years.
她融入当地社区花了数年时间。
the assimilation of [group] into [larger group]
该结构点明被同化的群体与最终融入的更大群体；of 后接被同化者，into 后接目标群体。
The book examines the assimilation of immigrants into American society.
这本书探讨了移民融入美国社会的同化过程。
assimilation of [substance]
Connections
Collocations
- cultural assimilation
- 文化同化
- Cultural assimilation can be a slow and difficult process for immigrants.文化同化对移民来说可能是一个缓慢而艰难的过程。
- assimilation into
- 融入
- Her assimilation into the community was helped by learning the local language.学习当地语言帮助她融入了社区。
- assimilation policy
- 同化政策
- The government's assimilation policy forced many indigenous children into boarding schools.政府的同化政策迫使许多原住民儿童进入寄宿学校。
- forced assimilation
- 强迫同化
- The community resisted forced assimilation and preserved its language.该社区抵制强迫同化，保留了自己的语言。
- assimilation process
- 同化过程
- The assimilation process often involves changes in language, customs, and identity.同化过程通常涉及语言、习俗和身份认同的改变。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 similar（相似的）: assimilation 中含有 simil，同化就是让不同的人或事物变得相似并融入同一个整体。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：社会学讨论、移民政策、文化研究 该词用于社会文化语境时通常较正式、书面化，多出现在学术文章、政策文件和新闻报道中；日常口语中更常说 fit in 或 integrate。
Pronunciation & Spelling
nation、relation、education、celebration、communication 都以 /eɪʃən/ 结尾，与 assimilation 押韵；assimilate 拼写相似但读作 /əˈsɪmɪleɪt/，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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