Revert
[ r?'v?t ]
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vi. 恢復;重提;回到…上;<律>歸還;
n. 歸屬;恢復原來信仰的人;
vt. 使恢復原狀;
?? 詞根助記
ver, vert =turn,表示”轉”#詞根助記：re回+ert→轉回來→恢復
?? 例句
Garden plants sometimes revert to type.
園藝植物有時會恢復其原來的野生形態.
?? 聯想助記
re 回 + vert 轉，轉回去；
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?? 反義詞
?? 詞根
-rot-表示“轉動”
?? 牛津釋義
revert
v[Ipr]
1 ~ to sth
(a) return to (a former state or condition) 恢復（原狀）
fields that have reverted to moorland, ie are no longer cultivated 重又變成高沼池的田地（不再耕作的）.
(b) (fml 文) return to (a former practice or habit) 恢復（原先的作法或習慣）
revert to smoking when under stress 因受到壓力又恢復了吸煙的習慣
After her divorce she reverted to (using) her maiden name. 她離婚後又重新使用娘家的姓.
2 ~ to sth (fml 文) return to (a topic in talk or thought) 回到（原話題或思路）
To revert/Reverting to your earlier question,... 談到你原先提的那個問題, ...
The conversation kept reverting to the subject of money. 談話的內容總是離不開錢的事.
Her thoughts often reverted to Italy. 她念念不忘意大利.
3 (~ to sb/sth) (law 律) (of property, rights, etc) return or pass to the original owner, the State, etc （指財產、 權利等）復歸或歸屬於（原主、 國家等）
If he dies without an heir, his property reverts to the state. 他死後若無繼承人, 其財產則歸國家所有.
4 (idm 習語) revert to type return to a natural or an original condition 回復到自然的或原先的狀況
Once a socialist, she has now reverted to type and votes Tory like her parents. 她一度信仰社會主義, 但現已歸真反璞像她父母一樣投票支持保守黨了.
?? 擴展釋義
*[ri'v?:t]vi. 恢復, 復歸, 回復, 還原vt. 使回復原狀, 使回轉n. 恢復原信仰的人【計】 還原
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Yes, I've got the information for all the computers now.
是的，現在我已弄到了所有有關電腦的情況。
Perhaps more than half a year.
大約半年多吧。
That's difficult!
那就難啦！