单词 | evolve |
释义 | evolve —evolvable, adj. —evolvement, n. —evolver, n. /i volv"/, v. , evolved, evolving. v.t. 1. to develop gradually: to evolve a scheme. 2. to give off or emit, as odors or vapors. v.i. 3. to come forth gradually into being; develop; undergo evolution: The whole idea evolved from a casual remark. 4. Biol. to develop by a process of evolution to a different adaptive state or condition: The human species evolved from an ancestor that was probably arboreal. [1635-45; < L evolvere to unroll, open, unfold, equiv. to e- E- + volvere to roll, turn] |
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