inflect
/ɪnˈflekt/verb
with obj. (常作be inflected)
1
- Grammar change the form of (a word) to express a particular grammatical function or attribute, typically tense, mood, person, number, and gender【语法】使（词）发生屈折变化。
1.1
- no obj.(of a word or a language containing such words) undergo such change（词, 语言）发生屈折变化。
2
- vary the intonation or pitch of (the voice), especially to express mood or feeling（尤指为表达心情或感情）改变语调, 改变音调。
2.1
- influence or colour (music or writing) in tone or style影响（音乐或写作的音调或格调）。
2.2
- vary the pitch of (a musical note)变（音）; 转（调）。
3
- technical bend or deflect (something), especially inwards〈技〉使弯曲（尤指向内弯曲）。
派生词
inflective
adjective词源
late Middle English (in sense 3): from Latin inflectere, from in- 'into' + flectere 'to bend'.