inverted
UK/ɪn'vɜːtɪd/US/in'vә:tid/
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Definitions
adj.
Turned upside down or reversed in position or order.
倒置的；颠倒的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin- (in, upon → here 'over') + vert (turn) + -ed = turned over, flipped upside down. Inverted commas (BrE for quotation marks) sit like turned-around apostrophes; an inverted pyramid balances point-down.
Root vers still carries 91 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.inverted commas引号
- 2.inverted pyramid倒金字塔
- 3.inverted order倒装语序
Example Sentences
- 1.
The dialogue is enclosed in inverted commas.
- 2.
News articles often use an inverted pyramid structure.