| 单词 | inflection |
| 释义 | inflection —inflectionless, adj. /in flek"sheuhn/, n. 1. modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice. 2. Also, flection. Gram. a. the process or device of adding affixes to or changing the shape of a base to give it a different syntactic function without changing its form class. b. the paradigm of a word. c. a single pattern of formation of a paradigm: noun inflection; verb inflection. d. the change in the shape of a word, generally by affixation, by means of which a change of meaning or relationship to some other word or group of words is indicated. e. the affix added to produce this change, as the -s in dogs or the -ed in played. f. the systematic description of such processes in a given language, as in serves from serve, sings from sing, and harder from hard (contrasted with derivation). 3. a bend or angle. 4. Math. a change of curvature from convex to concave or vice versa. Also, esp. Brit., inflexion. [1525-35; var. sp. of inflexion < L inflexion- (s. of inflexio) a bending. See INFLECT, -ION] |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含168451条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。