transition
英 [tr?n'z??(?)n; trɑ?n-; -'s??-]
美 [tr?n'z???n]
- n. 過渡；轉(zhuǎn)變；[分子生物] 轉(zhuǎn)換；變調(diào)
助記提示
1. trans- "across, over" + ire "go" (see ion) => transire "cross over, pass away, go over".
2. transire => 過去分詞：transitus => transit- + -ion => transition.
3. => a going across or over.
中文詞源
transition 過渡，轉(zhuǎn)變，變遷來自 transit,中轉(zhuǎn)，過渡，-ion,名詞后綴。
英文詞源
- transition (n.)
- mid-15c., from Latin transitionem (nominative transitio) "a going across or over," noun of action from past participle stem of transire "go or cross over" (see transient).
雙語例句
- 1. In the past this process of transition has often proven difficult.
- 過去這一過渡過程常常很艱難。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His six-year transition programme has by no means been a complete failure.
- 他的六年轉(zhuǎn)型計劃絕沒有徹底失敗。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He found the transition to boarding school excruciatingly painful.
- 他發(fā)現(xiàn)轉(zhuǎn)到寄宿學校極其痛苦。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The French say they favour a transition to democracy.
- 法國人說他們傾向于向民主過渡。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Inevitably the transition will yield some sticky moments.
- 過渡時期難免會出現(xiàn)一些困難的時候。
來自柯林斯例句