| 释义 |
in·flec·tion·al
\-shənəl, -shnəl\ adjective
1. : of, relating to, or characterized by inflection
< -ed in played is an inflectional suffix >
— distinguished from derivational
2. of a language : characterized by the expression of grammatical relations by means of formal modification through internal change (as in sing, sang, sung) or fusional affixation of modifying elements (as in walk, walked, walking, walks) — distinguished from agglutinative and isolating
• in·flec·tion·al·ly \-əl]ē, -əl]ē, li\ adverb |