early 15c., from Middle French inflexion and directly from Latin inflexionem (nominative inflexio) "a bending, inflection, modification," noun of action from past participle stem of inflectere (see inflect). For spelling, see connection. Grammatical sense is from 1660s.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The man's voice was devoid of inflection.
那人的聲音缺少抑揚(yáng)變化。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. "Seb?" he said, with a rising inflection.
“是塞伯嗎？”他揚(yáng)聲問(wèn)道。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. She spoke in a low voice, always without inflection.
她低聲說(shuō)話, 總是聲調(diào)平平無(wú)抑揚(yáng)變化.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. We decided to stop the boat in the inflection of the river.
我們決定將船停在河的彎曲之處.
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. He might have caught the inflection of her panic.