inflection
拐点,语气词,语气,拐弯处
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Definitions
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- : modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice.
- : Also flection. Grammar. the process or device of adding affixes to or changing the shape of a base to give it a different syntactic function without changing its form class.the paradigm of a word.a single pattern of formation of a paradigm: noun inflection; verb inflection.the change in the shape of a word, generally by affixation, by means of which a change of meaning or relationship to some other word or group of words is indicated.the affix added to produce this change, as the -s in dogs or the -ed in played.the systematic description of such processes in a given language, as in serves from serve, sings from sing, and harder from hard.
- : a bend or angle.
- : Mathematics. a change of curvature from convex to concave or vice versa.
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Examples
Robotics will continue to advance its capabilities, and will take over more human jobs as it does so, but it’s unlikely we’ll hit a dramatic inflection point that could be described as a “revolution.”
“It’s almost exponential when you compare the curves in the spring and the curves in the summer with the inflection of the curve where we are right now,” Fauci said.
Withiam says an inflection point could also arrive if an industry giant like Blizzard Entertainment decided to use a tool like Flow.
We’re at a very serious inflection point in the history of this country.
Companies like Starz are already near that inflection point, and Disney et al.
Recognizing that things have truly changed has always been difficult for those living through inflection points in history.
The obvious inflection point in the show occurs with the jump from icons of the 40s and 50s, to those of the 60s and 70s.
For a president who believes in playing the long game, this was an inflection point.
In each role he seemed to be behaving, not acting; every gesture and inflection was instinctive.
With the spoken word, we use our tone, inflection and volume to question, exclaim and convey our feelings.
Practise gliding in the form of inflection, or slide, from one extreme of pitch to another.