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reversion

英式英标[rɪ\'vɝʒən]
美式音标[rɪ\'vɜːʃ(ə)n]

n. 逆转；回复；归还；[遗] 隔代遗传；[法] 继承权

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reversion 倒退，回归

来自 reveres,颠倒，反转。引申词义倒退，回归。

英文词源

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).

中文解释

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。

实用例句

1. a reversion to traditional farming methods: 传统耕作方法的回归

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.

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.

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。

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.

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