英语词汇“inflect”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

inflectinflect /ɪnˈflɛkt/ verb eng. lang. arts

ETYMOLOGYinflect

Origin: 1400-1500 Latin inflectere, from flectere to bend

VERB TABLE

inflect

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	inflect
	he, she, it	inflects
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	inflected
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have inflected
	he, she, it	has inflected
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had inflected
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will inflect
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have inflected

Continuous Form
Present	I	am inflecting
	he, she, it	is inflecting
	you, we, they	are inflecting
Past	I, he, she, it	was inflecting
	you, we, they	were inflecting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been inflecting
	he, she, it	has been inflecting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been inflecting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be inflecting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been inflecting

1[intransitive] if a word inflects, its form changes depending on its meaning or use2[intransitive, transitive] if your voice inflects or if you inflect it, the sound of it becomes higher or lower as you are speaking [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin inflectere, from flectere to bend] → see also inflection