inflection

noun

/ɪnˈflekʃn/

(also inflexion especially in British English)

[countable, uncountable]

a change in the form of a word, especially the ending, according to its grammatical function in a sentence（尤指词尾的）屈折变化Topics Languagec2
a change in how high or low your voice is as you are speaking语调的抑扬变化
- She spoke slowly and without inflection.她说得很慢, 声调没有抑扬变化

词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘the action of bending inwards’): from Latin inflexio(n-), from the verb inflectere ‘bend in, curve’, from in- ‘into’ + flectere ‘to bend’.

词汇	inflection
释义	inflection noun /ɪnˈflekʃn/ /ɪnˈflekʃn/ (also inflexion especially in British English) [countable, uncountable] a change in the form of a word, especially the ending, according to its grammatical function in a sentence（尤指词尾的）屈折变化Topics Languagec2 a change in how high or low your voice is as you are speaking语调的抑扬变化 She spoke slowly and without inflection.她说得很慢, 声调没有抑扬变化词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘the action of bending inwards’): from Latin inflexio(n-), from the verb inflectere ‘bend in, curve’, from in- ‘into’ + flectere ‘to bend’.
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