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適應 — meaning in English

shì yìng

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English meaning

  • acclimatization noun The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.
  • adapt verb To change something so it becomes suitable for a new purpose or situation.
  • adaptation noun The process of adjusting something, or of adjusting to a new situation.

Senses

適應 is used for these senses in English:

  • acclimatization The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.
  • adapt (transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.

acclimatization — full definition

  1. noun The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.
  2. noun The climatic adaptation of an organism that has been moved to a new environment.

adapt — full definition

  1. verb To change something so it becomes suitable for a new purpose or situation.
  2. verb To adjust oneself to new conditions.

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