conformation
noun /ˌkɒnfɔːˈmeɪʃn/
/ˌkɑːnfɔːrˈmeɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)- the way in which something is formed; the structure of something, especially an animal
构造;结构;形态;(尤指动物的)身体构造 - the ideal physical conformation of the horse
马的理想体型
词源early 16th cent. (in the sense ‘conforming, adaptation’): from Latin conformatio(n-), from conformare ‘to shape, fashion’, from con- ‘together’ + formare ‘to form’. - the ideal physical conformation of the horse