inflection

inflection

意味(日本語)

= inflexion、曲げること、抑揚、音調の変化、語形変化

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意味(英語)

  • (noun) The act of inflecting or the state of being inflected.
  • (noun) Alteration in pitch or tone of the voice.
  • (noun) Grammar An alteration of the form of a word by the addition of an affix, as in English dogs from dog, or by changing the form of a base, as in English spoke from speak, that indicates grammatical features such as number, person, mood, or tense.
  • (noun) Grammar An affix indicating such a grammatical feature, as the -s in the English third person singular verb form speaks.
  • (noun) Grammar The paradigm of a word.

例文

  • Years after 9/11, I learned in math class that the bottom-most point on a parabola is known as an inflection point - the point where the slope of the line goes from negative to positive.

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reflector

reflector

反射体、反射望遠鏡

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reflexive

reflexive

再帰の

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【広告】

reflect

reflect

反射する ◇re(=back)+L.flectere(=bend)

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reflex

reflex

反射光 ◇re(=back)

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reflection

reflection

= reflexion、反射

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reflective

reflective

反射する、熟慮する

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circumflex

circumflex

湾曲した、(母音を)曲折する ◇circum(=circle)+L.flectere(=bend)

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deflect

deflect

そらす ◇de(=off)+L.flectere(=bend)

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flex

flex

曲げる

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flexible

flexible

曲げやすい

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【広告】

flexibility

flexibility

柔軟性、たわみ性

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flexion

flexion

= flection、屈曲、(腕・筋肉などを)曲げること

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flexor

flexor

屈筋(曲げる筋肉)、反対語 extensor(=伸筋)

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flexure

flexure

湾曲、曲げること

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inflexible

inflexible

曲がらない ◇in(=not)+L.flectere

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inflect

inflect

(声の高さ・調子を)変える、語形変化させる、内に曲げる

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