柯林斯詞典inflection /?n?fl?k??n/ (inflections) 1. N-VAR An inflection in someone's voice is a change in its tone or pitch as they are speaking. 變音; 變調(diào)[書面] ...the upward inflection of her voice. …她聲調(diào)的升高。 返回 inflection劍橋詞典 inflection noun (GRAMMAR) [ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ] language specialized a change in or addition to the form of a word that shows a change in the way it is used in sentences 屈折成分；屈折變化 If you add the plural inflection "-s" to "dog " you get "dogs ". 在 dog 這個詞后面加上復(fù)數(shù)的屈折成分 -s，就成為 dogs。 例句 In the present tense we say "he sits ", because the third person singular inflection of the verb is -s.By adding the inflection "-ed", you form the past tense of the verb . inflection noun (SPEECH) [ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ] the way in which the sound of your voice changes during speech , for example when you emphasize particular words 語調(diào)的抑揚(yáng)變化 His voice was low and flat , with almost no inflection. 他的嗓音低沉平淡，語調(diào)幾乎沒有什么變化。 返回 inflection