coevolution
coevolution — 名詞
1. a biological process in which two species or groups of living things develop in
共同演化
兩種生物互相影響的演化過程
a biological process in which two species or groups of living things develop in ways that influence each other over many generations — for example, when a flower's shape changes to match the body of the insect that pollinates it
Nina's biology class studied the coevolution of flowers and their bee pollinators.
Nina 的生物課研究了花朵與蜜蜂在授粉過程中的共同演化。
collocation: coevolution of X and Y
Over thousands of years, coevolution between cheetahs and gazelles made both species increasingly faster.
幾千年來，獵豹與羚羊之間共同演化使兩者的奔跑速度越來越快。
coevolution between X and Y
Dr. Amara Okonkwo published her findings on the coevolution of yucca plants and yucca moths.
Amara Okonkwo 博士發表了她關於絲蘭植物與絲蘭蛾共同演化的研究結果。
In Madagascar, researchers found coevolution between an orchid and a long-tongued hawk moth.
在馬達加斯加，研究人員發現一種蘭花與長舌鷹蛾之間存在共同演化。
Coevolution of acacia trees and their ant partners creates a protective partnership in the savanna.
金合歡樹與其螞蟻夥伴共同演化，在草原上形成了一種保護性的夥伴關係。
- mutual evolution
less technical; used in popular science writing
- reciprocal adaptation
emphasises the back-and-forth nature of the changes
- co-adaptation
focuses on the resulting fit between species rather than the process
- independent evolution
evolution of species without influence from each other
- divergent evolution
when related species grow more different over time, often due to different environments
文法句型
coevolution of X and Y
coevolution between X and Y
用法筆記
Common in academic biology writing. The term almost always refers to a reciprocal relationship — each species drives the other's evolutionary change, not just one side adapting.