reversion
英 [rɪ'vɜːʃ(ə)n]
美 [rɪ'vɝʒən]
- n. 逆转；回复；归还；[遗] 隔代遗传；[法] 继承权
TEM8 GRE
1、re- "back" + vers- + -ion.
2、字面含义：turn back, return, act of turning back.
3、该词的构造及其含义可以说与return是异曲同工。
4、动词revert的名词形式。
- 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).
- 1. a reversion to traditional farming methods
- 传统耕作方法的回归
来自《权威词典》
- 2. I'm trying to prevent the reversion of my garden to nature.
- 我正在试图防止我的花园返回一片荒芜的自然状态.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. There was the prospect of too good a fortune in reversion when Charles married Dina.
- 当查尔斯娶黛娜时,他就期望着有一笔可观的财产可以继承.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. This is a reversion to the system under which the Royals were paid for nearly 300 years.
- 又恢复了旧时的体制，王室就是在这种制度下接受了近300年的俸禄。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. I'll dictate a new clause and put in a three - or - four - year reversion.
- 我要口述一个新条款,纳入一个为期三年或四年的继承权文件中.
来自辞典例句
