inflection

noun

/ɪnˈflekʃn/

(also inflexion especially in British English)

[countable, uncountable]

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a change in the form of a word, especially the ending, according to its grammatical function in a sentenceTopics Languagec2
a change in how high or low your voice is as you are speaking
- She spoke slowly and without inflection.

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘the action of bending inwards’): from Latin inflexio(n-), from the verb inflectere ‘bend in, curve’, from in- ‘into’ + flectere ‘to bend’.

单词	inflection
释义	inflection noun /ɪnˈflekʃn/ /ɪnˈflekʃn/ (also inflexion especially in British English) [countable, uncountable] jump to other results a change in the form of a word, especially the ending, according to its grammatical function in a sentenceTopics Languagec2 a change in how high or low your voice is as you are speaking She spoke slowly and without inflection. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘the action of bending inwards’): from Latin inflexio(n-), from the verb inflectere ‘bend in, curve’, from in- ‘into’ + flectere ‘to bend’.
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