inflect

英[ɪn'flekt]美[ɪn'flekt]
  • v. 弯曲；改变；使屈曲

    • 记忆方法

    词根词缀法
    in-，进入，使，-flect，弯，转，词源同deflect，reflect.用于语法屈折，使词尾屈折变化。in-入，向内+-flect-弯曲，曲折
      verb(动词)
      1. [ I or T ] （使）（词）发生屈折变化
      2. [ T ] 使…略作改变；显示略微变化

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. [ I or T ] （使）（词）发生屈折变化

      Almost all word types can inflect in Finnish.

      在芬兰语中，几乎所有类型的词都可以发生屈折变化。

      a language where verbs are inflected

      动词发生屈折变化的语言

    2. [ T ] 使…略作改变；显示略微变化

      The actors inflect their performances with sincere emotion.

      演员们的表演随着真挚的情感而略有不同。

      Deep pain inflected his voice.

      深深的痛苦使他说话的声调都变了。

    小知识

    To inflect is to speak in a way that reflects — and changes with — your mood. After hearing tragic news, you'll inflect what you say with the sadness you feel.

    The changing pitch of your voice inflects your words with meaning, and another way to inflect is to change the form of a word for grammatical reasons, including tense, number, or gender. When you inflect verbs, it's also called conjugation. For example, when you change the verb “to be” from “I am” to “we are,” you inflect it. The Latin root of inflect is inflectere, “to bend,” and also “to change.”

    词根词缀

    词根: flect

    =bend,表示”弯曲”

    • adj.

      reflective 深思熟虑的

      reflect[v.回想;反射]+ive……的→adj.深思熟虑的

    • n.

      deflection 偏斜,歪斜;偏差

      deflect[v.[使]偏斜]+ion表名词→n.偏斜,歪斜;偏差

      inflection 变形;词尾变化

      inflect[v.弯曲, 使屈曲, 改变, [语法]变化词尾或变形]+ion表名词→n.变形;词尾变化

      reflection 映像,倒影;反省,沉思

      reflect[v.回想;反射]+ion表名词→n.映像,倒影;反省,沉思

    • v.

      deflect [使]偏斜

      de离开+flect弯曲→离开[偏离]弯曲→偏斜

      genuflect 曲膝半跪[以示敬意],屈从

      genu膝盖+flect弯曲→膝盖弯曲→下跪

      inflect 弯曲, 使屈曲, 改变, [语法]变化词尾或变形

      in使+flect弯曲→使弯曲,引申为单词后面的变化和原来不一样,如child变为children

      reflect 回想;反射

      re反+flect弯曲→弯曲返回→反射

    同根词

    词根：inflect

    adj.

    inflectional屈折的；屈曲的；抑扬的

    inflective屈折的；抑扬的

    n.

    inflection弯曲，变形；音调变化