inflection
英 [ɪnˈflekʃn]
美 [ɪnˈflekʃn]
n. (尤指词尾的)屈折变化; 语调的抑扬变化
复数：inflections
BNC.20216 / COCA.16353
牛津词典
noun
- （尤指词尾的）屈折变化
a change in the form of a word, especially the ending, according to its grammatical function in a sentence - 语调的抑扬变化
a change in how high or low your voice is as you are speaking
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 变音;转调;语调的抑扬变化
Aninflectionin someone's voice is a change in its tone or pitch as they are speaking.- The man's voice was devoid of inflection...
那人的声音缺少抑扬变化。 - 'Seb?' he said, with a rising inflection.
“是塞伯吗？”他扬声问道。
- The man's voice was devoid of inflection...
- (词形的)屈折变化;屈折形式
In grammar, aninflectionis a change in the form of a word that shows its grammatical function, for example a change that makes a noun plural or makes a verb into the past tense.
in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 inflexion
英英释义
noun
- the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
- a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
- deviation from a straight or normal course
- a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
双语例句
- 'Seb?' he said, with a rising inflection.
“是塞伯吗？”他扬声问道。 - The inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives.
名词代词和形容词的变化。 - I think we are at an inflection point.
我认为，我们正处于拐点。 - ( linguistics) expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection.
（语言学）用两个或者多个词来表示语法类别，而不是用屈折。 - The problem of "inflection point" has emerged as we have entered the new developing stage.
“拐点”问题的出现，是我国进入新的历史发展阶段以后出现的新的矛盾。 - The man's voice was devoid of inflection
那人的声音缺少抑扬变化。 - We usually end questions with a rising inflection.
通常我们在疑问句结尾把音调提高。 - The reform of the dual functions constitutes an inflection point in the process of the cultural system reform.
文化事业单位双重职能的改革是文化体制改革一个拐点。 - We are at an inflection point.
我们处在一个拐点上。 - Nouns or pronouns or adjectives ( often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence.
一个句子中在某个方面和其他词语相关的名词、代词或形容词（经常是以屈折形式标示的）。