Word familyadjectiveparadigmaticadverbparadigmaticallynounparadigmparadigm shift
ˈparadigm ˌshift noun [countableC]
an important change in which the usual way of thinking or doing something is replaced by another way of thinking or doing something 范式转换
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paradigm shift• The thing that brings a paradigm shift to its turning point is a war between the poles of the incumbentparadigm.• After all it's not every day you get caught up in a paradigm shift.• Can we expect to see a paradigm shift, where people want to drive less?• Futurists call this kind of fundamentaltransformation a paradigm shift, although the term is now a misusedbuzzword for any change.• Either Mrs David has had an enormousimpact on her countrymen or a majorparadigm shift has occurred.