"inflection" in Chinese (Simplified)
词形变化屈折变化
Definition
单词形式的变化,用于表达不同的语法特征,如时态、格、数或性别。也可以指说话时语调的变化,用来表达情绪或提出问题。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
"Inflection"主要用于语言学或语法领域。英语的词形变化比许多其他语言少,但在动词中很重要(如walk/walks/walked)。不要与只指语音高低变化的“intonation”混淆。
Examples
The past tense of "walk" is an inflection of the verb.
“walk”的过去式是这个动词的一个**词形变化**。
Nouns often change their form by inflection to show number or case.
名词常通过**词形变化**来表示数量或格。
Spanish has more inflections than English.
西班牙语的**词形变化**比英语多。
His voice had a rising inflection at the end of the question.
他在提问时语调结尾带有上升的**变调**。
Learning the inflections of German nouns isn't easy for beginners.
学习德语名词的**词形变化**对初学者来说不容易。
You can hear a slight inflection in her voice when she’s excited.
她兴奋时,你可以听到她声音中的轻微**语调变化**。