involution

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指卷绕或内卷的过程,在生物学中表示退化或复旧,在社会学中常描述过度竞争导致的内耗现象。

用法要点

句型搭配

常作不可数名词,用于描述抽象过程或状态,如社会现象或生物变化。

• the involution of society
• a process of involution
• economic involution

介词用法

常与介词of连用表示所属关系,或与into表示转变过程。

• involution of the economy
• involution into chaos
• involution in education

语域说明

正式用语,多见于学术、医学和社会学领域,日常对话中较少使用。

• academic involution
• medical involution
• social involution

基础例句

The involution of the company's culture led to decreased productivity.

公司文化的内卷导致了生产力下降。

She described the involution in her career as exhausting.

她描述自己职业生涯的内卷过程令人筋疲力尽。

We need to avoid involution in our team projects.

我们需要避免团队项目中的内耗现象。

高级例句

The study examines the economic involution in developing countries during globalization.

这项研究探讨了全球化过程中发展中国家的经济内卷现象。

Biological involution refers to the degeneration of tissues after growth peaks.

生物学上的退化指的是组织在生长高峰后的衰退过程。

The report highlights the involution of traditional industries in the digital age.

报告强调了数字时代传统产业的内卷化趋势。

高频搭配

verb

causelead toexperienceundergodescribe

adjective

socialeconomicculturalbiologicalmedical

noun

processphenomenontheorystageeffect

adverb

graduallyrapidlyinevitablytypically

preposition

ofintoinduring

phrase

the involution of societya period of involutioninvolution and evolution

常见错误

❌ 错误:He is involution in his work.
✓ 正确:He is experiencing involution in his work.

involution是名词,不能直接作形容词使用,应搭配动词如experience或undergo。

❌ 错误:The involution means evolution.
✓ 正确:Involution often contrasts with evolution.

involution常指退化或内卷,与evolution(进化)含义相反,容易混淆,需注意语境区别。

近义词辨析

regression

regression强调退回先前状态或倒退,而involution更侧重内部复杂化或卷绕过程,不一定负面。

Social regression implies decline, whereas involution may involve internal competition without overall regression.

degeneration

degeneration通常指生物或道德上的恶化,involution在医学中可指退化,但社会学中更中性描述内卷现象。

Tissue degeneration is a medical concern, while social involution refers to intensified internal competition.