evolve

evolve
verb
  1. develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form
    逐步发展；演变
    [no obj.]the company has evolved into a major chemical manufacturer.
    这家公司已发展成为一家主要的化工生产厂。
    the Gothic style evolved steadily and naturally from the Romanesque.
    哥特式由罗马式逐步自然演变而来。
    [with obj.]each school must evolve its own way of working.
    每所学校必须逐步改进自身的工作方法。
    ■(with reference to an organism or biological feature) develop over successive generations, especially as a result of natural selection
    （用于指有机体或生物特征）进化；演化
    the populations are cut off from each other and evolve independently.
    这些种群被相互隔绝，独立进化。
  2. [with obj.](Chemistry)give off (gas or heat)
    (化)释放（气体）；散发（热量）
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evolvable
adjective
evolvement
noun
语源
  1. early 17th cent. (in the general sense 'make more complex, develop'): from Latin evolvere, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out of' + volvere 'to roll'
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