assimilation

名词 assimilation:

1. the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family
2. the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
   同义词：absorption
3. the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
   同义词：absorption
4. a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound
5. the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
   同义词：acculturation
6. in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance

1. Assimilation of ideas or information; understanding.
   领悟将意见或信息同化吸收; 理解
2. The assimilation of some foods is more easily than that of others.
   有些食物的吸收比另一些更容易。
3. The assimilation of people in USA is common.
   在美国，人的同化很普遍。

as.sim.i.la.tion

n.（名词）

The act or process of assimilating.
同化：吸收的行为或过程
The state of being assimilated.
同化：处于被同化的状态
Physiology The conversion of nutriments into living tissue; constructive metabolism.
【生理学】 同化作用：把营养结构转变成活组织；组织性新陈代谢
Linguistics The process by which a sound is modified so that it becomes similar or identical to an adjacent or nearby sound. For example, the prefixin- becomes im- in impossible by assimilation to the labial p of possible.
【语言学】 同化过程：改进一发音使相近或临近的音转为相似音或相同音的过程。例如前缀in- 变成 im- ，如在 impossible 里被 possible 里的唇音 p 所同化
The process whereby a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture.
同化：少数人群体逐渐接受盛行的文化的风俗和态度的过程