| 单词 | evolution |
| 释义 | evolution (once / 276 pages) n How did an ape turn into a man? Evolution! Evolution means the process of developing by gradual changes. Same way you went from eating with your fingers at age three to using a knife and fork by thirteen. Evolution usually refers to a process that produces a better or more complex form. In biology, it is the natural process by which animals and plants develop from their original or primitive state to their modern or specialized state. This noun is from Latin evolutio "an unrolling or opening," from evolvere "to roll out or forth," from the prefix e- "out" plus volvere "to roll." WORD FAMILYevolution: evolutionary, evolutionism, evolutions, microevolution+/evolutionary: evolutionarily/evolutionism: evolutionist/evolutionist: evolutionists/evolve: evolution, evolved, evolves, evolving USAGE EXAMPLESDespite his liberal views, Professor Smith argued that science might not totally explain natural phenomena like evolution. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) The play that validated Okwara’s evolution occurred against Wake Forest. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) He described the company’s change as an “evolution,” not an abrupt shift. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1n (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms Syn|Hypo|Hyper organic evolution, phylogenesis, phylogeny anamorphism, anamorphosis the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes anthropogenesis, anthropogenythe evolution or genesis of the human race emergent evolutionthe appearance of entirely new properties at certain critical stages in the course of evolution macroevolutionevolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups microevolutionevolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new subspecies speciationthe evolution of a biological species biological process, organic process a process occurring in living organisms 2n a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) the evolution of Greek civilization Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper development degeneration, devolution the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality assibilation the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant deepeninga process of becoming deeper and more profound growtha progression from simpler to more complex forms flowering, unfoldinga developmental process physical process, process a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states |
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