revert
v 恢复原状(re回+ert→转回来→恢复)
释义2:
revert
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◙ verb1. [no obj.] (revert to)return to (a previous state, condition, practice, etc.)• (指向原来状况、情况或做法)回复,恢复 »he reverted to his native language. 他又恢复用他的本族语。 return to (a previous topic)• 返回到(前面的话题) »he ignored her words by reverting to the former subject. 他没理会她的话,又回到前面的话题。 [Biology] return to (a former or ancestral type)• [生] 回复突变;返祖遗传 »it is impossible that a fishlike mammal will actually revert to being a true fish. 像鱼的哺乳动物回复成真正的鱼,这是不可能的。 [Law] (of property) return or pass to (the original owner) by reversion• [律] (财产)归还(原所有者) [with obj.] (archaic)turn (one's eyes or steps) back• [古] 把(目光,脚步)转向后面 »on reverting our eyes, every step presented some new and admirable scene. 转头一看,每迈一步都有新的美景。【派生】
♦ reverter noun1. [Law] [律] 【语源】
1. Middle English: from Old French revertir or Latin revertere 'turn back'. Early senses included 'recover consciousness', 'return to a position', and 'return to a person (after estrangement)'
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