And formative means important for the development of something.

formative是指在某物发展过程中非常重要的事。

Most likely, origin of the meatball is development in parallel ways in parallel food cultures.

很有可能，肉丸的起源是在相似的方式，相似的食物文化中发展出来的。

Twin studies use twins to investigate the roles of genetics and environment in human development.

Twin studies利用双胞胎来研究遗传在人类发展中的作用。

He's a link in a chain, really of music.

他是音乐发展链条中的关键一。

The sounds played a role in the development of jazz.

些声音在爵士乐的发展中发挥了作用。

55. What should developing countries do in their future development according to the passage?

55.据文章，发展中国家在未来的发展中应该做什么？

Mae's mother, Matilda, played an important role in developing her daughter's career as an entertainer.

梅的母亲玛蒂尔达在女儿成为艺人的发展中起到了重要作用。

Their worries are justified, but the language has its own regulations as it is developing.

的担心不是多余的，但是，语言在其发展进程中有着自己的规则。

For a firm in the weakest segment of a struggling industry, it was a lot.

对处在一个苦苦挣扎的行业，而且是其发展最疲软市场中的公司来说，的确是一大笔钱。

Multinational companies have always paid careful attention to political risk in the developing world.

跨国企业向来密切关注发展中市场的政治风险。

How did Cirque thrive in such a dismal environment?

个马戏团是如何在如此惨淡的中发展壮大的呢？

For blockchain, think cryptocurrencies that have grown out of bitcoin.

对于区块链，想想那些从比特币中发展出来的加密货币。

The early stages of childhood are the most crucial in development.

童年的早期阶段是发展中最关键的阶段。

The seizure was the latest in a series of developments in the area.

是该地区一系列事态发展中最新的一起扣押事件。

Instead, she called it a " vibrant and developing field."

相反，她称是一个“充满活力发展中的领域”。

But critics say space programs are taking away from pressing problems on the ground.

但一些批评家认为，太空项目是在缓解非太空发展中的一些紧迫的问题。

So what about the electricity grids in the developing world?

但是发展中国际的电网发展怎么？

And now scientists have shown that maize played a big part in this development.

如今经科学家证明，玉米在发展中起到了重要的作用。

And I mean, how he has developed over the past 20 years is extraordinary.

他在过去20年中的发展变化是非同寻常的。

The most important technology for the region's growth was, of course, the semiconductor.

在硅谷的发展中，最重要的一项技术显然是半导体。