reverse
英[rɪ'vɜːs]
美[rɪ'vɝs]
- 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
词态变化
复数: reverses;第三人称单数: reverses;过去式: reversed;过去分词: reversed;现在分词: reversing;
助记提示
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。
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.
双语例句
- 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》