1640s, "to unfold, open out, expand," from Latin evolvere "to unroll, roll out, roll forth, unfold," especially of books; figuratively "to make clear, disclose; to produce, develop," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex-) + volvere "to roll" (see volvox). Meaning "to develop by natural processes to a higher state" is from 1832. Related: Evolved; evolving.
雙語例句
1. We can evolve the truth from a mass of confused evidence.
我們可以從龐雜的證據(jù)中推斷事實真相.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. If living creatures can indeed evolve, then human nature cannot remain unchanged.
,如果生物真會進化, 人性就不能永久不變.
來自漢英文學 - 現(xiàn)代散文
3. We had to evolve the truth from a mass of confused evidence.
我們不得不從大量龐雜的證據(jù)中推斷出事情的真相.
來自辭典例句
4. With the power of advanced technique, we evolve and refine principle.
我們用先進技術的力量改進和發(fā)展原則.
來自辭典例句
5. He argued that organisms evolve gradually by accumulating small hereditary changes.