ad·ap·ta·tion
noun OPAL W
/ˌædæpˈteɪʃn/
/ˌædæpˈteɪʃn/
(also less frequent adaption
/əˈdæpʃn/
/əˈdæpʃn/
)- [uncountable, countable] the action or process of changing something, or of being changed, to suit a new purpose or situation
适应 - the adaptation of buildings for military purposes
出于军事目的对建筑进行的改造 - adaptation to something The process of adaptation to a new school is difficult for some children.
对有些孩子来说，适应新学校的过程非常艰难。 - making adaptations to your home
改造你的家
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- successful
- special
- evolutionary
- …
- make
- occur
- adaptation for
- adaptation of
- adaptation to
- …
- a process of adaptation
- the adaptation of buildings for military purposes
- [countable] a film, television drama or play that is based on a particular book or play but has been changed to suit the new medium
改编本；改写本 - a screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’
莎士比亚悲剧《麦克白》的电影改写本
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cinematic
- film
- movie
- …
- develop
- direct
- film
- …
- adaptation of
- a screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’
- [uncountable, countable] adaptation (of something) (to something) (biology) the process of change by which a species becomes better suited to its environment
（物种对环境的）适应 - the adaptation of desert species to the hot conditions
沙漠物种对炎热环境的适应 - Adaptations in plants occur over thousands of years.
植物发生适应性变化要花上成千上万年。
- the adaptation of desert species to the hot conditions
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French, from late Latin adaptatio(n-), from Latin adaptare, from ad- ‘to’ + aptare(from aptus ‘fit’).