inflect的词源

英文词源

inflect (v.)

early 15c., "to bend inward," from Latin inflectere (past participle inflexus) "to bend in, bow, curve," figuratively, "to change," from in- "in" (see in- (1)) + flectere "to bend" (see flexible). Grammatical sense is attested 1660s; pronunciation sense (in inflection) is c. 1600. Related: Inflected; inflecting.

中文词源

inflect：屈折，使词尾屈折变化

in-,进入，使，-flect,弯，转，词源同deflect,reflect.用于语法屈折，使词尾屈折变化。

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inflect：使弯曲；使屈折；[语]使变音，改变(声音的)音调；使词发生屈折变化；变词形

词根词缀： in-入,向内 + -flect-弯曲,曲折