reverse

英 [rɪ'vɜːs] 美 [rɪ'vɝs]

解释

※ 提供单词"reverse"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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。

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.

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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。

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。

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。

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。

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。