
好词典

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。
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。)
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。)