invert
invert1
verb
invertibility
noun
invertible
adjective
语源
invert2
[ˈɪnvəːt]
noun
verb
- [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
- 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
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
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