acclimation
acclimation — 名詞
1. the slow process by which a living thing or a person becomes comfortable or able
適應
適應新環境的過程
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.
Emma 從越南搬到挪威後，花了幾個月才適應那裡的寒冷。
acclimation to + [new environment]
The saltwater fish showed signs of slow acclimation when the aquarium temperature dropped.
水族箱的溫度下降時，那些鹹水魚顯示出緩慢適應的跡象。
Daichi thought his acclimation to city life would be hard, but he adjusted quickly.
Daichi 原本以為要適應都市生活很難，但他很快就調整過來了。
It took several years of acclimation before the mountain plants could survive the warmer weather.
這些高山植物花了幾年適應，才能在較溫暖的氣候中存活下來。
- 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.