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.