- n. 变化;元音变化;变种
以上来源于:《英汉大辞典》
n.
- the action or process of changing in form or nature. ▸a change.
- a change in the structure of a gene resulting in a variant form which may be transmitted to subsequent generations. ▸a distinct form resulting from genetic mutation.
- Linguistics (in Celtic languages) change of an initial consonant in a word caused by the preceding word. ▸(in Germanic languages) the umlaut process.
Derivative
- mutational adj.
- mutationally adv.
Etymology
ME: from L. mutatio(n-), from mutare ‘to change’.
以上来源于:《简明牛津英语词典》