名詞 assimilation:

1. the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family
2. the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
   同義詞：absorption
3. the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
   同義詞：absorption
4. a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound
5. the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
   同義詞：acculturation
6. in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance

1. Assimilation of ideas or information; understanding.
   領(lǐng)悟?qū)⒁庖娀蛐畔⑼? 理解
2. The assimilation of some foods is more easily than that of others.
   有些食物的吸收比另一些更容易。
3. The assimilation of people in USA is common.
   在美國，人的同化很普遍。

as.sim.i.la.tion

n.（名詞）

The act or process of assimilating.
同化：吸收的行為或過程
The state of being assimilated.
同化：處于被同化的狀態(tài)
Physiology The conversion of nutriments into living tissue; constructive metabolism.
【生理學】 同化作用：把營養(yǎng)結(jié)構(gòu)轉(zhuǎn)變成活組織；組織性新陳代謝
Linguistics The process by which a sound is modified so that it becomes similar or identical to an adjacent or nearby sound. For example, the prefixin- becomes im- in impossible by assimilation to the labial p of possible.
【語言學】 同化過程：改進一發(fā)音使相近或臨近的音轉(zhuǎn)為相似音或相同音的過程。例如前綴in- 變成 im- ，如在 impossible 里被 possible 里的唇音 p 所同化
The process whereby a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture.
同化：少數(shù)人群體逐漸接受盛行的文化的風俗和態(tài)度的過程