发信人: stevendemon(太子)
整理人: fredrink(2001-10-25 22:21:09), 站内信件
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Good question.
- evolute (a noun) does not mean 进化。In mathematics, it means 渐进曲线.
it comes from the Latin [evolutus]. in geometry it means a curve that is the locus of the center of curvature of another curve (called the involute); it also means the envelope of the perpendiculars, or normals, of the involute.
- evolve (a verb) means 进化。
it comes from the Latin [evolvere], to roll out or forth.
it (biologically) means (plants, animals, etc) gradually develop from a simple form to a more complex one.
- evolution (a noun) means 进化。
it comes from the Latin word [evolutio], an unrolling or opening. it has both the meaning of [evolutus] and [evolvere].
it is a common misunderstanding that evolute is the verb and evolution is its noun form; however, obviously it is not. So there is no such a word "evolutible" or "evolutibility" in English. If you want to express "可进化的" or "进化能力", according to your context, you might say "possible to evolve" or "ability to evlove" (sounds awkward) or use other alternatives.
furthermore, for the adjectives of evolution, "evolutive seems" weird, I never heard about it. only "evolutional" and "evolutionary" are often used.
【 在 redtop1 的大作中提到：】
:evolution - 进化
:evolutive, evolutional - 进化的
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:可进化的 evolutible?
:进化能力 evolutibility?
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just kidding!! ).(
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