[with obj.]restore (something old, especially a building) to a good state of repair 修复(古旧建筑物等) the old school has been tastefully renovated as a private house. 旧学校已经被修复成一所雅致的私人住宅。 ■(archaic)refresh; reinvigorate (古)使恢复活力,使复兴 a little warm nourishment renovated him for a short time. 一点热食使他短暂地恢复了活力。
派生 renovation noun renovator noun 语源
early 16th cent.: from Latin renovat- 'made new again', from the verb renovare, from re- 'back, again' + novus 'new'