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源自拉丁语 'inflectere',由 in-(向内)和 flectere(弯曲)组成,原意为'使弯曲',后引申为语法变化和声调变化。
❶ 指词语因语法规则而发生形式变化的,如名词的复数、动词的时态变化等。
“English has fewer inflected forms than Latin.”
(英语的屈折变化形式比拉丁语少。)
“The word 'children' is an inflected form of 'child'.”
(单词'children'是'child'的屈折变化形式。)
❶ 指声音或语调因情感表达而起伏变化的。
“She spoke with an inflected voice full of emotion.”
(她用充满情感起伏的声音说话。)
“The actor's inflected delivery made the monologue more powerful.”
(演员抑扬顿挫的演绎让独白更有感染力。)
inflected language — 指通过词形变化来表达语法关系的语言,如拉丁语、俄语等。
“Latin is a highly inflected language with complex case systems.”
(拉丁语是高度屈折的语言,具有复杂的格系统。)