conversion
英 [kən'vɜːʃ(ə)n]
美 [kən'vɝʒn]
助記提示
1、con- "together" + vert- + -ion.
2、含義：turn around, transform.
3、con-: together, 表示整個、完全、一起的轉變。
4、動詞convert的名詞形式。noun of action from convert.
中文詞源
conversion 轉換，轉化con-, 強調。-verse, 轉，詞源同introvert, versus.指轉換的，轉變的。
英文詞源
- conversion (n.)
- mid-14c., originally of religion, from French conversion, from Latin conversionem (nominative conversatio), noun of action from past participle stem of convertere (see convert (v.)). General sense of "transformation" is early 15c. Of buildings, from 1921. Conversion disorder "hysteria" (attested from 1946 but said to have been coined by Freud) was in DSM-IV (1994).
雙語例句
- 1. Currency-conversion costs remain one of the biggest obstacles to cross-border trade.
- 貨幣兌換成本仍是跨境貿易的最大障礙之一。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. These are the people who are doing our loft conversion for us.
- 就是這些人在為我們改造閣樓。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It is always worth having a loft conversion costed out.
- 估算一下改建閣樓的費用總是很有必要的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. It's hard to trust the President's conversion.
- 總統信仰的改變讓人難以相信。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. the conversion of farm buildings into family homes
- 農場建築物改建為家庭住宅
來自《權威詞典》