in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 inflexion
- N-VAR 变音;转调;语调的抑扬变化
An inflection in someone's voice is a change in its tone or pitch as they are speaking.
- The man's voice was devoid of inflection...
那人的声音缺少抑扬变化。 - 'Seb?' he said, with a rising inflection.
“是塞伯吗?”他扬声问道。
- (词形的)屈折变化;屈折形式
In grammar, an inflection is a change in the form of a word that shows its grammatical function, for example a change that makes a noun plural or makes a verb into the past tense.