英语单词 | evolution |
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英美音标 | 英 [ˌiːvə'luːʃn] 美 [ˌiːvə'luːʃn] |
中文释义 | n.进化;发展;演变 |
英语例句 | (1) Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace discovered evolution independently. (2) Within 30 years,humans could be debating whether to take charge of their own evolution. (3) Our watchword is: ‘Evolution, not revolution’. (4) Our political institutions are in continuous evolution. (5) In politics Britain has preferred evolution to revolution. (6) Do you know about the evolution of a seed into a plant? |
中文例句 | (1) 查尔斯·达尔文和阿尔弗雷德· 罗素·华莱士各自独立地发现了进化论。 (2) 不出30年,人类将讨论是否要掌控自身的进化。 (3) 我们的口号是: ‘要循序渐进,不要剧烈变革’。 (4) 我们的政治制度正在不断发展中。 (5) 在政治上,英国喜欢渐进而不喜欢革命。 (6) 你知道从种子发展成为植物的过程吗? |
vocabulary简明 | 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. |
vocabulary扩展 | 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." |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]进化 Evolution is a process of gradual change that takes place over many generations, during which species of animals, plants, or insects slowly change some of their physical characteristics.
2 [N-VAR 可变名词]演变;演化;演进;发展 Evolution is a process of gradual development in a particular situation or thing over a period of time. [usu with supp] [FORMAL 正式]
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