reversion
英 [rɪ'vɜːʃ(ə)n]
美 [rɪ'vɝʒən]
- n. 逆轉；回複；歸還；[遺] 隔代遺傳；[法] 繼承權
助記提示
1、re- "back" + vers- + -ion.
2、字麵含義：turn back, return, act of turning back.
3、該詞的構造及其含義可以說與return是異曲同工。
4、動詞revert的名詞形式。
中文詞源
reversion 倒退，回歸來自 reveres,顛倒，反轉。引申詞義倒退，回歸。
英文詞源
- reversion (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French reversion, from Latin reversionem (nominative reversio) "act of turning back," noun of action from past participle stem of revertere (see revert).
雙語例句
- 1. a reversion to traditional farming methods
- 傳統耕作方法的回歸
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. I'm trying to prevent the reversion of my garden to nature.
- 我正在試圖防止我的花園返回一片荒蕪的自然狀態.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. There was the prospect of too good a fortune in reversion when Charles married Dina.
- 當查爾斯娶黛娜時,他就期望著有一筆可觀的財產可以繼承.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. This is a reversion to the system under which the Royals were paid for nearly 300 years.
- 又恢複了舊時的體製，王室就是在這種製度下接受了近300年的俸祿。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. I'll dictate a new clause and put in a three - or - four - year reversion.
- 我要口述一個新條款,納入一個為期三年或四年的繼承權文件中.
來自辭典例句