invert
v 翻过来,倒转(in进+vert→转进去→倒转→倒置)
释义2:
invert
/ in5vE:t /
invert¹◙ verb1. [with obj.] put upside down or in the opposite position, order, or arrangement• 使反向;使倒转;使倒置;使颠倒 »invert the mousse on to a serving plate. 把奶油冻倒扣在餐盆上。 [Music] modify (a phrase) by reversing the direction of pitch changes• [乐] (通过改变音高变化方向)修改(乐句),转回 [Music] alter (an interval or triad) by changing the relative position of the notes in it• [乐] 转位 (chiefly Mathematics)subject to inversion; transform into its inverse• [主数] 求逆,求反;反演◙ noun1. an arch constructed in an upside-down position to provide lateral support, e.g. in a tunnel• 仰拱,倒拱 the concave lower surface of a sewer or drain• 管道内底2. [Psychology, dated] a person showing sexual inversion; a homosexual• [心理旧] 性倒错者;同性恋者3. [Philately] a postage stamp printed with an error such that all or part of its design is upside down• [集邮] 颠倒图案的错印邮票【派生】
♦ invertibility noun♦ invertible adjective【语源】
1. mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'turn back to front'): from Latin invertere, literally 'turn inside out', from in- 'into' + vertere 'to turn'
invert²◙ noun1. [informal] . short for invertebrate • [非正式] invertebrate 的简称
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