| 单词 | transition |
| 释义 | transition —transitional, transitionary /tran zish"euh ner'ee, -sish"-/, adj. —transitionally, adv. /tran zish"euhn, -sish"-/, n. 1. movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change: the transition from adolescence to adulthood. 2. Music. a. a passing from one key to another; modulation. b. a brief modulation; a modulation used in passing. c. a sudden, unprepared modulation. 3. a passage from one scene to another by sound effects, music, etc., as in a television program, theatrical production, or the like. v.i. 4. to make a transition: He had difficulty transitioning from enlisted man to officer. [1545-55; < L transition- (s. of transitio) a going across, equiv. to transit(us) (ptp. of transire to cross; cf. TRANSIT) + -ion- -ION] Syn. 1. changeover, passing, conversion. |
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