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reversal

UK //rɪˈvɜːs(ə)l//US //rɪˈvɜːrs(ə)l//

词源

源自中古英语,来自古法语 reverser(意为'翻转'),最终源自拉丁语 reversus,revertere(意为'转回')的过去分词。

noun

❶ 指事物状态、方向或决定的完全转变,通常是从一个极端到另一个极端的变化。

“The sudden reversal of the court's decision shocked everyone.”

(法院判决的突然逆转让所有人震惊。)

“The company experienced a dramatic reversal of fortune last year.”

(该公司去年经历了戏剧性的命运逆转。)

❶ 在法律或正式文件中,指上级法院推翻下级法院的判决。

“The Supreme Court ordered a reversal of the lower court's ruling.”

(最高法院下令推翻下级法院的裁决。)

“The case was sent back to the trial court after the reversal.”

(在判决被推翻后,案件被发回初审法院。)

同义词:turnaround, change, overturning, shift, about-face

常见短语

role reversal — 指两个人或群体交换了通常的角色或位置的情况。

“In a role reversal, the student became the teacher for a day.”

(在角色互换中,学生有一天成为了老师。)

reversal of fortune — 指某人或某事从好运变为厄运,或反之的戏剧性变化。

“The entrepreneur's story is one of dramatic reversal of fortune.”

(这位企业家的故事是一个命运戏剧性逆转的例子。)