Inflection

(noun.) deviation from a straight or normal course.

(noun.) a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function.

朱厄尔录入

• It is quite another to reproduce in one place the exact inflection, tone, and quality of a voice that is speaking hundreds of miles away, across rivers and mountains. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• She could not go on, although Rebecca, with the smallest inflection of sarcasm in her voice, besought her to continue that charming story. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• His voice sank into the tenderest inflections, his smile expressed a thoughtful, fatherly admiration, whenever he spoke to Laura or to me. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.

校对:奥斯瓦德