acclimation
acclimation — noun
1. the slow process by which a living thing or a person becomes comfortable or able
the slow process by which a living thing or a person becomes comfortable or able to function well after moving to a different climate, place, or set of conditions
After moving from Vietnam to Norway, Emma needed many months of acclimation to the cold.
acclimation to + [new environment]
The saltwater fish showed signs of slow acclimation when the aquarium temperature dropped.
Daichi thought his acclimation to city life would be hard, but he adjusted quickly.
It took several years of acclimation before the mountain plants could survive the warmer weather.
- adjustment
broader term; can refer to any minor change, not just environmental
- adaptation
can describe evolutionary changes over generations, not just within one lifetime
- acclimatization
same core meaning but more technical and often used for natural, multi-factor changes in the wild
用法筆記
In scientific writing, 'acclimation' often refers to an organism's physiological adjustment to a single environmental change in a controlled setting, while 'acclimatization' covers natural, multi-factor changes.