transposition
/ˌtrænspəˈzɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- the action of transposing something互换, 换位:
transposition of word order
词序的换位
count noun a transposition of an old story into a contemporary context.一个古老故事的现代翻版。
1.1
- count noun a thing that has been produced by transposing something变换物, 转换物:
in China, the dragon is a transposition of the serpent.
在中国, 龙是蛇的变体。
派生词
transpositional
adjective词源
mid 16th cent.: from late Latin transpositio(n-) (see TRANS-, POSITION).