assimilation
n[U]
1 process of assimilating or being assimilated (被)吸收或同化的过程.
2 (phonetics 语音) change in a speech sound when it becomes similar to another speech sound next to it 同化(一个语音受相邻语音影响而产生与之相同或相似的变化).
🗣️ 情景例句
I'd like to give thanks for Grandpa coming to live with us.
我感谢爷爷到这儿和我们一起生活。
Better good neighbours near than relations far away.