| 单词 | inversion |
| 释义 | inversion (once / 5407 pages) 1n 2n A reversal of position is called an inversion. If a bookstore's employees join together to purchase the store, there's an inversion of power: the employees become owners, and the former owners are their employees. Reversing the normal order of words in a sentence is also an inversion, especially if the verb comes before the subject. This inversion happens naturally in questions like "Are you happy?" but in statements it can sound a bit like Yoda from "Star Wars" — "Happy are you." In weather terms, an inversion occurs when the air temperature near the ground is colder than the upper air temperature. WORD FAMILYinversion: inversions+/invert: inversion, inverted, inverter, inverting, inverts/inverted: invertedly/inverter: inverters USAGE EXAMPLESNorth India, and in particular New Delhi, suffers from a temperature inversion at this time of year that traps air pollution. Reuters(Dec 01, 2016) But for the Trump administration to start by voiding the accord would be a curious inversion of priorities. Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) The inversion of the corset, its reclamation as an item not just of femininity, but of feminism, came in the 1980s. New York Times(Nov 25, 2016) 1 1n the act of turning inside out Syn|Hyper eversion, everting motility, motion, move, movement a change of position that does not entail a change of location 2n turning upside down; setting on end Syn|Hypo|Hyper upending overturn, turnover, upset the act of upsetting something motility, motion, move, movement a change of position that does not entail a change of location 3n the reversal of the normal order of words Syn|Hyper anastrophe rhetorical device a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) 4n a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa Hyper chemical action, chemical change, chemical process (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved 5n abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth) Hyper abnormalcy, abnormality an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies 6n (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed Hyper chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism 7n (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa Hyper variation a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished 8n a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex 2Syn|Hyper sexual inversion gayness, homoeroticism, homosexualism, homosexuality, queerness a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex n the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer Hyper atmospheric phenomenon a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere |
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