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.
实用例句
1. We can evolve the truth from a mass of confused evidence.
我们可以从庞杂的证据中推断事实真相.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. If living creatures can indeed evolve, then human nature cannot remain unchanged.
,如果生物真会进化, 人性就不能永久不变.
来自汉英文学 - 现代散文
3. We had to evolve the truth from a mass of confused evidence.
我们不得不从大量庞杂的证据中推断出事情的真相.
来自辞典例句
4. With the power of advanced technique, we evolve and refine principle.
我们用先进技术的力量改进和发展原则.
来自辞典例句
5. He argued that organisms evolve gradually by accumulating small hereditary changes.