inflection
n. 变音,转调
An inflection in someone's voice is a change in its tone or pitch as they are speaking.
The man's voice was devoid of inflection...
那人的声音缺少抑扬变化。
'Seb?' he said, with a rising inflection.
“是塞伯吗?”他扬声问道。
In grammar, an inflection is a change in the form of a word that shows its grammatical function, for example a change that makes a noun plural or makes a verb into the past tense.
1. a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
2. the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
3. deviation from a straight or normal course
4. a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
We usually end questions with a rising inflection.
通常我们在疑问句结尾把音调提高.
She spoke in a low voice, always without inflection.
她低声说话, 总是声调平平无抑扬变化.
Heavy oil inflection point temperature is an important parameter in heavy oil recovery.
稠油拐点温度是稠油开采的重要参数.
Morphological change concerns two respects, morphological case on nouns and agreement inflection on verbs.
形态变化包括两个方面:形态格(morphologicalcase)和动词的性数一致词缀(verbalagreementinflection).
Shanghai real estate bubble, inflection point, the trend sing what tune?
崩盘?拐点? 泡沫上海房价走势该唱什么调?