assimilation

noun

/əˌsɪməˈleɪʃn/

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[uncountable] the process of fully understanding an idea or some information so that you are able to use it yourself透彻理解；消化；吸收
- the rapid assimilation of new ideas对新思想的迅速吸收
[uncountable] assimilation (of somebody) (into something) the process of becoming, or allowing somebody to become, a part of a country or community rather than remaining a separate group吸收；接受
- his assimilation into the community他融入社区
[uncountable, countable] (phonetics语音学) the act of making two sounds in speech that are next to each other more similar to each other in certain ways, for example the pronunciation of the /t/ in football as a /p/; an example of this process同化（使相邻的两个音发音接近，如 football 中 /t/ 同化为 /p/ ）；同化现象