名詞 adaptation:

1. a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
   同義詞：version
2. the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
   同義詞：adaption, adjustment
3. (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)

1. The property or quality that distinguishes living organisms from dead organisms and inanimate matter, manifested in functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli or adaptation to the environment originating from within the organism.
   生命活的有機物區(qū)別于死的有機物和無機物的特性和性質(zhì)，主要表現(xiàn)在新陳代謝、生長發(fā)育、生殖、對刺激的反應(yīng)、對環(huán)境的適應(yīng)等有機體本身所固有的機能中
2. Some novels quite readily lend themselves to adaptation as plays; others do not.
   一些小說很容易地被改編成劇本; 而其它則不行。
3. The physiological adaptation of an animal or a plant to changes in climate or environment, such as light, temperature, or altitude.
   適應(yīng)氣候動物或植物在生理上對氣候或環(huán)境的變化，比如光線，氣溫或高度變化的適應(yīng)
4. I bought my son an adaptation for children of a play by Shakespeare.
   我給我兒子買了為兒童改編的莎士比亞劇本。