inflection

/in'flekʃәn/

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现代语料频率: 16353

中文翻译

n. 屈曲, 变调, 音调变化

英文解释

n. a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function

n. deviation from a straight or normal course

词态变化

复数形式:inflections

常见例句

n the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words

n an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole n the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations n a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed n the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father' n a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits

the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'

expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection

Having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay