inflect
vt.弯曲,使屈曲,改变,[语法]变化词尾或变形 vi.发生弯曲变化
难易程度:
inflect为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:inflector 形容词:inflective 动词过去式:inflected 过去分词:inflected 现在分词:inflecting 第三人称单数:inflects
近义词, 同义词
inflect
/ɪn'flekt; ɪn`flɛkt/
v [Tn]
1 (grammar) change the ending or form of (a word) to show its grammatical function in a sentence 使词尾屈折, 使词尾变化(以示其在句中之语法功能)
*Most English verbs are inflected with `-ed' in the past tense. 英语大多数动词过去式词尾均变化为-ed的形式.
2 make (the voice) higher or lower in speaking 使(说话的声音)变高或变低
*By inflecting the voice more one can hold the attention of an audience. 讲话声音有些抑扬变化可以吸引住听众的注意力.
inflect
v
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: inflectere, from flectere 'to bend'] [I]
technical if a word inflects, its form changes according to its meaning or use