adaptation
/ˌædæpˈteɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- the action or process of adapting or being adapted适应（行为或过程）：
the adaptation of teaching strategy to meet students' needs
修订教学方法以适应学生的需要
count noun adaptations to the school curriculum.学校课程设置的修改。
1.1
- count noun a film, television drama, or stage play that has been adapted from a written work（根据文学作品）改编成的电影（或电视剧、戏剧）：
a three-part adaptation of Hard Times.
《艰难时世》改编而成的三集脚本。
1.2
- count noun Biology a change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment【生】适应性变化。
1.3
- the process of making such changes适应性变化过程：
biochemical adaptation in parasites.
寄生虫的生化适应性变化过程。
词源
early 17th cent.: from French， from late Latin adapttaio-（n-）, from Latin adaptare （see ADAPT）.