invert

英 [ɪn'vɜːt] 美 ['ɪnvɝt]
  • vt. 使…转化;使…颠倒;使…反转;使…前后倒置
  • n. 颠倒的事物;倒置物;倒悬者
  • adj. 转化的

助记提示


1、in- "in, on" + vert-.
2、字面含义:turn inside out or turn outside in. => turn upside down.
3、反正就是外面的转到里面去,对应的里面的自然就会被转到外面来了;这是转动一个东西的时候很自然的现象和规律。由此引申为:反转、颠倒、前后倒置。

中文词源


invert 颠倒,倒置

in-,进入,使,-vert,转,词源同versus,convert.即转过去的,颠倒,倒置。

英文词源


invert
invert: see verse
invert (v.)
1530s, from Middle French invertir or directly from Latin invertere "turn upside down, turn about," from in- "in, on" (see in- (2)) + vertere "to turn" (see versus). Related: Inverted; inverting; invertedly.

双语例句


1. Place a plate over the cake tin and invert it.
在蛋糕烤模上盖一个盘子,然后将其翻倒过来。

来自《权威词典》

2. If you invert " I can " , you have " can I ".
如果你把Ican两词前后颠倒一下,就成了 can I.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. They may be hoping to invert the presumption that a defendant is innocent until proved guilty.
他们可能有望颠覆“被告在证实有罪之前是无辜的”这一假设。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Invert the cake onto a cooling rack.
把蛋糕倒扣在冷却架上。

来自辞典例句

5. Alternatively, we may invert the file.
换一种方法, 我们可以将此文件倒排.

来自辞典例句

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