Word · Frequency #15421
reversion
恢复；回归；复原
The act of returning to a previous state or practice.
- 1.
The act or process of reverting something.
使某物恢复原状的行为或过程。
- 2.
The action of returning to a former condition or practice.
恢复到先前状态或习俗的行为。
- 3.
The fact of being turned the reverse way.
被转向相反方向的事实。
- 4.
The action of turning something the reverse way.
将某物转向相反方向的行为。
- 5.
The return of an estate to the donor or grantor after expiry of the grant.
赠与期满后财产归还给赠与者或授予者。
- 6.
An estate which has been returned in this manner.
以这种方式归还的财产。
- 7.
The right of succeeding to an estate, or to another possession.
继承财产或其他所有物的权利。
- 8.
The right of succeeding to an office after the death or retirement of the holder.
在任职者去世或退休后继承职务的权利。
- 9.
The return of a genetic characteristic after a period of suppression.
遗传特征在抑制一段时间后的重现。
- 10.
A sum payable on a person's death.
人死亡时应支付的款项。
反转；倒转；反向；（财产的）归还；复归；继承权；（职位的）继任权；返祖；回复突变；死亡给付；死亡保险金
In use
After years of hard work, the land underwent a reversion to its natural state.
The property will undergo a reversion to the original owner once the lease expires.
He claimed the reversion of the estate after his uncle's death.
reversion to noun
表示回到以前的状态。
The patient showed a reversion to the earlier symptoms.
病人显示出早期症状的回复。
reversion of noun
常表示财产权益的归还。
The reversion of the property to the original owner was completed.
财产归还原所有者的手续已完成。
in reversion
法律术语，指未来可取得的权益。
Connections
Collocations
- reversion to type
- 返祖；回复到原形态（或原行为）
- The biologist observed a reversion to type in the domesticated plants.这位生物学家在驯化植物中观察到了返祖现象。
- reversion to the mean
- 向均值回归
- Extreme test scores often show a reversion to the mean on retesting.极端的考试成绩在重测时通常会向均值回归。
- reversion of property
- 财产（所有权）归还
- The contract specifies the reversion of property to the original owner after ten years.合同规定十年后财产归还给原所有者。
- reversion to past practices
- 恢复过去的做法
- The committee warned against a reversion to past practices.委员会警告不要恢复过去的做法。
- reversion to an earlier stage
- 退回到更早阶段
- Critics saw the policy change as a reversion to an earlier stage of development.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 reversion 拆成 re-（回）+ version（版本）来记：回到旧版本就是“回归、复原”，也联想“反转、归还”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律或契约文本、学术或技术写作、正式报告或文书 reversion 通常用于正式或专业语境，比较常见于法律、财产契约及学术技术文本；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the stressed vowel and final /ʃən/, so they rhyme with reversion. Beware the lookalike 'revision' /rɪˈvɪʒən/, which has a different vowel and ends in /ʒən/, so it does not rhyme.
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