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assimilation

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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as·sim·i·la·tion /əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən/ noun  1. UNDERSTAND[uncountable + of] the process of understanding and using new ideas 〔对新思想的〕吸收2. [uncountable + into] the process of becoming an accepted part of a country or group 同化
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assimilationPiaget identifies two fundamental aspects or modes of adaptation: accommodation and assimilation.A terrestrial plant will always be stunted in growth and assimilation and can never be a match for a true aquatic plant.Sometimes the difference caused by assimilation is very noticeable, and sometimes it is very slight.When this is done, assimilation of the stimulus proceeds and equilibrium is reached for the moment.A good deal of this, waiting for assimilation, would never be accommodated.Clearly, not all actions result in assimilation and accommodation.Many of those responsible saw their task as one of assimilation - to bring northern folk into southern-based cultures and modern ways.Plainly, something has gone wrong with this great process of assimilation.
as·sim·i·la·tion nounChineseSyllable
the process new understanding using and of ideas Corpus


assimilation
assimilation /əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən, əˌsɪmɪˈleɪʃən/ noun
1. [uncountable + of] the process of understanding and using new ideas
2. [uncountable + into] the process of becoming an accepted part of a country or group


as·simi·la·tionBrE /əˌsɪməˈleɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /əˌsɪməˈleɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the act of assimilating sb or sth, or being assimilated 吸收;接受the rapid assimilation of new ideas对新思想的迅速吸收his assimilation into the community他融入社区 [uncountable, countable] (phonetics 语音学) the act of making two sounds in speech that are next to each other more similar to each other in certain ways, for example the pronunciation of the /t/ in football as a /p/ ; an example of this process 同化(使相邻的两个音发音接近,如 football 中 /t/ 同化为 /p/ );同化现象