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evolution

/ev-uh-loo-shuhn or, especially British, ee-vuh-/US // ˌɛv əˈlu ʃən or, especially British, ˌi və- //UK // (ˌiːvəˈluːʃən) //

演化,演变,进化,演进

Related Words

progression进展情况,进展,发展,进程expansion扩张,扩建,拓展,扩容enlargement扩增,扩建,扩大,加大growth增长,增长情况,增长的,增长的问题transformation蜕变,转型,变革,改造change变化,改变,更改,变革unfolding展开,正在进行中的,正在展开的,正在进行的flowering开花,开花的,开花期,开花的时候increase增加,提高,增长,增maturation成熟期,成熟,成长,成熟度evolvement进化,演化,演变,发展working out锻炼身体,锻炼,健身,锻炼身体的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any process of formation or growth; development: the evolution of a language; the evolution of the airplane.
    • : a product of such development; something evolved: The exploration of space is the evolution of decades of research.
    • : Biology. change in the gene pool of a population from generation to generation by such processes as mutation, natural selection, and genetic drift.
    • : a process of gradual, peaceful, progressive change or development, as in social or economic structure or institutions.
    • : a motion incomplete in itself, but combining with coordinated motions to produce a single action, as in a machine.
    • : a pattern formed by or as if by a series of movements: the evolutions of a figure skater.
    • : an evolving or giving off of gas, heat, etc.
    • : Mathematics. the extraction of a root from a quantity.Compare involution.
    • : a movement or one of a series of movements of troops, ships, etc., as for disposition in order of battle or in line on parade.
    • : any similar movement, especially in close order drill.

Synonyms & Antonyms

noundevelopment, progress
Synonyms
change变化,改变,更改,变革enlargement扩增,扩建,扩大,加大expansion扩张,扩建,拓展,扩容growth增长,增长情况,增长的,增长的问题progression进展情况,进展,发展,进程transformation蜕变,转型,变革,改造flowering开花,开花的,开花期,开花的时候increase增加,提高,增长,增maturation成熟期,成熟,成长,成熟度unfolding展开,正在进行中的,正在展开的,正在进行的evolvement进化,演化,演变,发展natural process自然过程,自然进程,自然流程,自然的过程working out锻炼身体,锻炼,健身,锻炼身体的

Examples

  • Their evolution has been going on for longer than I ever expected, and I am very proud of it.

  • Fortune Connect is the next step in the evolution of our purpose.

  • So we have evolution to thank for shielding us from complete self-knowledge.

  • Through a gradual evolution, over many years of trial and error, we found an approach for making this work.

  • Convergent evolution means there aren't even very many double-deckers left, and most planes carry their engines under the wings.

  • Human evolution has left men as deeply wired for emotional connections to children as women are.

  • This view is known as “theistic evolution” and is widely embraced by educated evangelicals.

  • The moment where they enter the spirit portal symbolizes their evolution from being friends to being a couple.

  • The traditional wisdom is “action is character,” and their evolution is one, with a slight edge to character.

  • The evolution of style is oft studied but rarely understood in any comprehensive manner.

  • The evolution theory alleges that they were evolved, slowly, by natural processes out of previously existing matter.

  • To fix on any one stage in such an evolution, detach it, affirm it, is to wrest a true scripture to its destruction.

  • The biological doctrine of evolution was misinterpreted and misapplied to social policy.

  • In the flowers, both by day and night, there is a constant absorption of oxygen, and evolution of carbonic acid.

  • That at some period of Man's gradual evolution from the brute, God found Man guilty of some sin, and cursed him.

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