inflection

• n. 彎曲，變形；音調變化

來自inflect,屈折。

inflection (n.)

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.

1. The man's voice was devoid of inflection.

那人的聲音缺少抑揚變化。

來自柯林斯例句

2. "Seb?" he said, with a rising inflection.

“是塞伯嗎？”他揚聲問道。

來自柯林斯例句

3. She spoke in a low voice, always without inflection.

她低聲說話, 總是聲調平平無抑揚變化.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

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.

來自辭典例句

5. He might have caught the inflection of her panic.

他很可能為她的恐懼所傳染.

來自辭典例句