transition

1. trans- "across, over" + ire "go" (see ion) => transire "cross over, pass away, go over".
2. transire => 过去分词：transitus => transit- + -ion => transition.
3. => a going across or over.

transition 过渡，转变，变迁

来自 transit,中转，过渡，-ion,名词后缀。

transition (n.)

mid-15c., from Latin transitionem (nominative transitio) "a going across or over," noun of action from past participle stem of transire "go or cross over" (see transient).

1. In the past this process of transition has often proven difficult.

过去这一过渡过程常常很艰难。

2. His six-year transition programme has by no means been a complete failure.

他的六年转型计划绝没有彻底失败。

3. He found the transition to boarding school excruciatingly painful.

他发现转到寄宿学校极其痛苦。

4. The French say they favour a transition to democracy.

法国人说他们倾向于向民主过渡。

5. Inevitably the transition will yield some sticky moments.

过渡时期难免会出现一些困难的时候。

【transfer, transaction, transition, transmission, transformation】
这是一组在考研和CET-6中经常出现的形近易混词。
transfer: n.转移，转让；(工作的)调动；(旅途中的)换乘，改变路线。
• The club's goalkeeper isn't happy here, and has asked a transfer. 这个足球俱乐部的守门员在此过得不愉快，已经要求转会到其他俱乐部。
transaction: n.交易行为，处理。
• Transactions of shares on the stock exchange were up today. 今天证券交易所的股票成交额上升了。
transition: n. (从一种情况到另一种的)过渡，更替。
• The transition from high school to college can be difficult for students. 对于学生来说，从中学到大学的过渡会是困难的。
transmission: n.传播(比如疾病)；广播。
• The transmission of germs can occur by contact, breathing, and eating. 细菌通过接触、呼吸和饮食传播。
transformation: n. (外观或性质的)改变，改观，转变。
• His character seems to have undergone a complete transformation since his marrige. 他结婚之后性格判若两人。