Transition



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• n.过渡时期, 转变
• ［英］ n.过渡时期, 转变 ( passage from one stage or place to another)
• ［记］ trans ( 交换) +sit ( 坐) +ion -> 交换坐 -> 过渡
• ［例］ She is subject to frequent transitions from high spirits to depression.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Latin transition-, transitio, from transire
• Date: 1551
• 1.
  • a. passage from one state, stage, subject, or place to another ; change
  • b. a movement, development, or evolution from one form, stage, or style to another
• 2.
  • a. a musical modulation
  • b. a musical passage leading from one section of a piece to another
• 3. an abrupt change in energy state or level (as of an atomic nucleus or a molecule) usually accompanied by loss or gain of a single quantum of energy
• ? transitional adjective
• ? transitionally adverb

II. intransitive verb

• Date: 1946
• to make a transition <while they transition to a new, career-oriented lifestyle — Sarah Bright>

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