/ɪnˈflekt ||; ɪnˈflɛkt/verb [I] (grammar语法) if a word inflects, its ending or spelling changes according to its function in the grammar of the sentence; if a language inflects, it has words that do this （词形）屈折变化 ➔inflected adj an inflected language/form/verb 词形有屈折变化的语言；屈折变化的形式；屈折变化的动词