adaptation

US [ˌædæpˈteɪʃ(ə)n]
UK [.ædæp'teɪʃ(ə)n]
  • n.适应;改编本;改写本
  • Web改编剧本;调适;适应性
Plural Form:adaptations  
adaptation
n.
1.
[c]
改编本;改写本a film/movie, book or play that is based on a particular piece of work but that has been changed for a new situation
a screen adaptation of Shakespeare's ‘Macbeth’
莎士比亚悲剧《麦克佩斯》的电影改写本
2.
[u]
适应the process of changing sth, for example your behaviour, to suit a new situation
the adaptation of desert species to the hot conditions
沙漠物种对炎热环境的适应

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