reverse是什么意思
- 英式英标[rɪ\'vɝs]
- 美式音标[rɪ\'vɜːs]
n. 背面;相反;倒退;失败
vt. 颠倒;倒转
adj. 反面的;颠倒的;反身的
vi. 倒退;逆叫
中文词源
reverse 颠倒,反转,翻转,反向的,相反的
来自 revert,回转,-s,过去分词格。引申诸相关词义,词性也由形容词兼做名词和动词使用。
英文词源
- reverse
- reverse: see verse
- reverse (adj.)
- c. 1300, from Old French revers "reverse, cross, opposite" (13c.), from Latin reversus, past participle of revertere "turn back, turn about, come back, return" (see revert). Reverse angle in film-making is from 1934. Reverse discrimination is attested from 1962, American English.
- reverse (n.)
- mid-14c., "opposite or contrary" (of something), from reverse (adj.) or from Old French Related: revers "the opposite, reverse." Meaning "a defeat, a change of fortune" is from 1520s; meaning "back side of a coin" is from 1620s. Of gear-shifts in motor cars, from 1875. As a type of sports play (originally rugby) it is recorded from 1921.
- reverse (v.)
- early 14c. (transitive), "change, alter;" early 15c. (intransitive), "go backward," from Old French reverser "reverse, turn around; roll, turn up" (12c.), from Late Latin reversare "turn about, turn back," frequentative of Latin revertere (see revert). Related: Reversed; reversing.
中文解释
1、re- "back" + vers- + -e.2、该词来源于revert的拉丁语对应词的过去分词。由此取形容词词性并引申出如今的含义。3、字面含义:turn back.4、一方面表示转到后面、转到背面,由此引申为:背面的,反面的;另一方面表示逆转、反转,由此引申为:反转的,逆转的,颠倒的;相反的,反向的。5、该词的动词含义来源于:revert的拉丁语对应词的反复体(反复动词:reversare),由此表示:颠倒,翻转;倒转,倒退,反向,逆转;推翻;撤销;调换。
实用例句
- 1. Amis tells the story in reverse, from the moment the man dies.
- 埃米斯以倒叙的方式讲述了这个故事,从这个男人死去的时候开始讲起。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The wrong attitude will have exactly the reverse effect.
- 错误的态度会产生完全相反的效果。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The company had to do something to reverse its sliding fortunes.
- 这个公司不得不采取一些措施扭转下滑的运势。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The bank reserves the right to reverse any transfers or payments.
- 银行保留撤销任何转账或支付操作的权利。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. MPs hoped to reverse Britain's opt-out from the treaty.
- 国会议员希望推翻英国退出该条约的决定。
来自《权威词典》