[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
noun
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
(Psychology, dated)a person showing sexual inversion; a homosexual (心理 旧)性倒错者;同性恋者
(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
mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'turn back to front'): from Latin invertere, literally 'turn inside out', from in- 'into' + vertere 'to turn'
invert2 [ˈɪnvəːt] noun
(informal). short for invertebrate (非正式)。 invertebrate 的简称