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biology 生物 the slow steady development of plants, animals, etc. during the history of the earth, as they adapt to changes in their environment 進化 the evolution of the human species 人類的進化 Darwin’s theory of evolution 達爾文的進化論 Finally it was legal to teach evolution everywhere in America. 最後，在美國各地教授進化論是合法的。
Extra ExamplesTopics Biologyb2Evolution requires intermediate forms between species. 進化要求物種之間有過渡形式。 competing theories as to how evolution works 衆說紛纭的關於進化如何起作用的理論 the early evolution of animals 動物的早期進化 organic evolution by natural selection 自然選擇的生物進化 the long-term evolution of ecosystems 生態系統長期的演變
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- gradual
- slow
- rapid
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- trace
- drive
- influence
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- happen
- occur
- proceed
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- evolution from… to…
- evolution of
- evolution towards/toward
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- the theory of evolution
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the slow steady development of something 演變；發展；漸進 In politics Britain has preferred evolution to revolution (= slow steady development to sudden violent change) 英國在政治上甯願漸進而不願革命。 cultural trends and evolutions 文化趨勢和演變
Extra ExamplesThe movement is undergoing an ideological evolution. 這個運動正在經歷意識形態的演變。 a book tracing the evolution of the English language 一本探索英語演變過程的書 his evolution from comedian to serious actor 他由喜劇演員到嚴肅演員的演變 the country's gradual evolution towards democracy 國家朝民主的逐漸演變 the parallel evolution of science and art 科學與技術的平行發展
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- gradual
- slow
- rapid
- …
- trace
- drive
- influence
- …
- happen
- occur
- proceed
- …
- evolution from… to…
- evolution of
- evolution towards/toward
- …
- the theory of evolution
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin evolutio(n-) ‘unrolling’, from the verb evolvere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + volvere ‘to roll’. Early senses related to movement, first recorded in describing a “wheeling” manoeuvre in the realignment of troops or ships. Current senses stem from a notion of “opening out”, giving rise to the sense ‘development’.