1530s, from Middle French invertir or directly from Latin invertere "turn upside down, turn about," from in- "in, on" (see in- (2)) + vertere "to turn" (see versus). Related: Inverted; inverting; invertedly.
中文解释
1、in- "in, on" + vert-.2、字面含义：turn inside out or turn outside in. => turn upside down.3、反正就是外面的转到里面去，对应的里面的自然就会被转到外面来了；这是转动一个东西的时候很自然的现象和规律。由此引申为：反转、颠倒、前后倒置。
实用例句
1. Place a plate over the cake tin and invert it.
在蛋糕烤模上盖一个盘子，然后将其翻倒过来。
来自《权威词典》
2. If you invert " I can " , you have " can I ".
如果你把Ican两词前后颠倒一下,就成了 can I.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. They may be hoping to invert the presumption that a defendant is innocent until proved guilty.