| 单词 | assimilation |
| 释义 | assimilation (once / 3696 pages) n Whether you’re talking about ideas or nutrients, assimilation describes the act of taking something in and absorbing it fully. Assimilation comes from the Latin assimilationem, meaning “likeness" or "similarity.” People of different backgrounds and beliefs undergo assimilation when, through living together, they come to see themselves as part of a larger community, or when a small group is absorbed into, and made part of, a bigger group, such as the Irish immigrants in America in the 19th century. Assimilation can also refer to the absorption of new ideas into existing knowledge. WORD FAMILYassimilation: assimilations+/assimilate: assimilable, assimilated, assimilates, assimilating, assimilation, assimilative, assimilator, assimilatory/assimilator: assimilators USAGE EXAMPLESDepending on one’s perspective, its assimilation of information relayed from a party with access broke a rule, or did not. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) This dark past fuels an unspoken argument against assimilation and adaptation. Time(Dec 13, 2016) They should also place much greater emphasis on assimilation. Washington Post(Dec 08, 2016) 1n the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another Syn|Hypo|Hyper absorption Americanisation, Americanization assimilation into American culture Anglicisation, Anglicizationthe act of anglicizing; making English in appearance Europeanisation, Europeanizationassimilation into European culture Westernisation, Westernizationassimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization social process a process involved in the formation of groups of persons 2n the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family Hyper relationship a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries 3n a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound Hyper linguistic process a process involved in human language 4n the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion Syn|Hypo|Hyper absorption anabolism, constructive metabolism the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy malabsorptionabnormal absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract biological process, organic process a process occurring in living organisms 5n the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure Syn|Hyper acculturation education the gradual process of acquiring knowledge 6n in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance Hyper developmental learning learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development |
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