Word · Frequency #20216
inflection
屈折变化；词形变化
The grammatical change in the form of a word to express different grammatical features such as tense, number, or person.
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The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.
形态变化这一语言现象,即词语采用多种不同形式以表达不同的语法特征。
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A change in pitch or tone of voice.
音高或语调的变化。
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A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
曲率从凹到凸或从凸到凹的变化。
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A turning away from a straight course.
偏离直线路径。
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Diffraction.
衍射。
语调变化；声音的升降；拐点；凹凸变化；偏转；转向；衍射；形态变化这一语言现象,即词语采用多种不同形式以表达不同的语法特征。
In use
In English, plural nouns are formed by adding an inflection like -s or -es.
The verb 'walk' changes its inflection to 'walked' in the past tense.
Linguists study how inflection affects word order in different languages.
the inflection of [noun]
The inflection of verbs in English is simpler than in many other languages.
英语动词的屈折变化比许多其他语言简单。
inflection in [noun]
在此用法中，inflection 表示‘弯曲’。
There is a slight inflection in the road ahead.
前方的道路有一个轻微的弯曲。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- grammatical inflection
- 语法屈折变化
- Grammatical inflection changes the form of a word to express tense.语法屈折变化改变单词的形式以表达时态。
- inflection point
- 拐点；转折点
- The company's revenue growth reached an inflection point.公司的收入增长达到了一个拐点。
- voice inflection
- 声音的抑扬变化
- Her voice inflection conveyed excitement.她声音的抑扬变化传达了兴奋之情。
- verb inflection
- 动词屈折变化
- Verb inflection indicates person and number in many languages.在许多语言中，动词屈折变化表示人称和数。
Idioms & figurative uses
- inflection point
- 转折点The company's acquisition marked an inflection point in its growth.公司的收购标志着其增长的转折点。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
in（里面）+ flection（弯曲）→ 内部弯曲，指词形或音调的屈折变化。
Context & Register
语法学
Grammar Note
常用于语法讨论中，指词的屈折变化，复数形式为inflections。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'reflection', 'selection', and 'connection' share the '-ection' ending and rhyme with 'inflection'. Be cautious with words like 'direction', which may sound slightly different in some accents.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.