saltation
saltation
[salˈteɪʃ(ə)n, sɔː-, sɒ-]
noun
[mass noun]
saltatory
[ˈsaltət(ə)ri, ˈsɔː-, ˈsɒ-]
adjective
语源
[salˈteɪʃ(ə)n, sɔː-, sɒ-]
noun
[mass noun]
- (Biology)abrupt evolutionary change; sudden large-scale mutation
(生)突变 - (Geology)the transport of hard particles over an uneven surface in a turbulent flow of air or water
(地质)跃移 - (archaic)the action of leaping or dancing
(古)跳跃，跳动；跳舞
saltatory
[ˈsaltət(ə)ri, ˈsɔː-, ˈsɒ-]
adjective
语源
- early 17th cent. (in sense 3): from Latin saltatio(n-), from saltare 'to dance', frequentative of salire 'to leap'
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