involution

n. 卷绕, 内卷, 回旋 [医] 退化, 复旧, 内转

发音

其它 /ɪnvəˈluːʃən/

词形变化

involutions 复数 involutions

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Entanglement; a spiralling inwards; intricacy.

    内卷

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A complicated grammatical construction.

    可数 不可数

    1917, James Huneker, Unicorns, New York: Scribner, Chapter 11 “Style and Rhythm in English Prose,” p. 129, Walter Pater’s essay on Style is honeycombed with involutions and preciosity.

  3. 3.

    An endofunction whose square is equal to the identity function; a function equal to its inverse.

    对合

    可数 不可数 数学
  4. 4.

    The shrinking of an organ (such as the uterus) to a former size.

    退化

    可数 不可数 医学
  5. 5.

    The regressive changes in the body occurring with old age.

    可数 不可数 医学
  6. 6.

    A power: the result of raising one number to the power of another.

    可数 废旧 不可数 数学
  7. 7.

    A cessation of development or progress involving intense inner competition.

    内卷

    可数 不可数 金融
  8. 8.

    A state of increased competition for limited resources, requiring great effort to stay ahead.

    内卷

    可数 不可数
  9. 9.

    The migration of a cell layer inward, sliding over an outer layer of cells. It occurs at gastrulation during embryogenesis.

    可数 不可数 生物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 8

engagement involvement participation elaboration intricacy elaborateness enfolding exponentiation

上位词 6

operation construction expression complexity complexness group action

下位词 3

commitment intervention intercession

词源

From Latin involūtiō, from involvō.

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