Word · Frequency #22049
unfolding
发展过程；展现过程
核心释义
a developmental process
- 1.
展开或显露的过程。
The process by which something unfolds or becomes revealed.
展开或显露的过程。
用法In use
The slow unfolding of the mystery made the novel more exciting.
用法提示：此处 unfolding 是名词，表示“展开、发展”的过程。
Researchers documented the unfolding of the seedling's growth over several weeks.
用法提示：unfolding 在此为名词，指生长这一发展过程。
The film shows the unfolding of a young artist's career.
用法提示：unfolding 作名词，表示职业生涯逐渐发展的过程。
the unfolding of sth
作名词时通常用 the unfolding of...，表示某个过程逐步展现或发展；of 后接具体对象。
The unfolding of the negotiations took longer than expected.
谈判的逐步推进比预期花了更长时间。
sth's unfolding
用所有格（如 the scandal's unfolding）表达 the unfolding of sth，句式更紧凑，常见于新闻语体。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- the unfolding of events
- 事态的发展
- We watched the unfolding of events with growing concern.我们怀着越来越大的担忧注视着事态的发展。
- the gradual unfolding
- 逐步展现
- The gradual unfolding of the story kept the audience engaged.故事的逐步展现使观众始终保持着投入。
- the unfolding of the crisis
- 危机的逐步发展
- The unfolding of the crisis demanded a careful response.危机的逐步发展要求做出谨慎的应对。
- the unfolding of a flower
- 花朵的绽放
- The unfolding of a flower can take several days.花朵的绽放可能需要几天时间。
- the unfolding of the plot
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：fold是“折叠”，un-表示反过来；折好的纸慢慢展开，就是unfolding，引申为“发展过程”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：news reports、formal writing、literary description 表示“发展过程”这一含义时，通常用于正式或书面语，比较常见于新闻报道和文学描写；日常口语中更常用 development 或其他动词表达。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
folding、holding、scolding、upholding 与 unfolding 押韵，都有 /əʊldɪŋ/ 这个尾音。注意 founding /ˈfaʊndɪŋ/ 拼写相近，但元音是 /aʊ/，不押韵；要区分 -olding 和 -ounding。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.