reversible
英[rɪ'vɜːsɪb(ə)l]
美[rɪ'vɝsəbl]
- adj. 可逆的；可撤消的；可反转的
- n. 双面布料
词态变化
名词: reversibility;
助记提示
1、re- "back" + vers- + -ible.
2、字面含义：turn back.
3、这里取reverse的动词含义，并加后缀转变为形容词。
4、该词的动词含义来源于：revert的拉丁语对应词的反复体(反复动词：reversare)，由此表示：颠倒，翻转；倒转，倒退，反向，逆转；推翻；撤销；调换(前到后，后到前)。
英文词源
- reversible (adj.)
- 1640s, from reverse (v.) + -ible. As a noun, of garments, from 1863. Related: Reversable (1580s).
双语例句
- 1. Is the trend towards privatization reversible?
- 私有化趋势可能逆转吗？
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Heart disease is reversible in some cases, according to a study published last summer.
- 根据去年夏天公布的一项研究，心脏病在某些情况下是可以治愈的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. A disadvantage of the turbine is that it is not reversible.
- 涡轮机的一个缺点就是它不可以反转。
来自辞典例句
- 4. Many operations, however, masquerade as Undo - proof , but they are really easily reversible.
- 然而很多操作伪装成 防 撤销的, 但其实很容易恢复.
来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
- 5. Since optical paths are reversible, the opposite arrangement is also true.
- 因为光路是可逆的, 所以也可以反过来安装.
来自辞典例句