invert

1、in- "in, on" + vert-.
2、字面含义：turn inside out or turn outside in. => turn upside down.
3、反正就是外面的转到里面去，对应的里面的自然就会被转到外面来了；这是转动一个东西的时候很自然的现象和规律。由此引申为：反转、颠倒、前后倒置。

invert 颠倒，倒置

in-,进入，使，-vert,转，词源同versus,convert.即转过去的，颠倒，倒置。

invert

invert: see verse

invert (v.)

1530s, from Middle French invertir or directly from Latin invertere "turn upside down, turn about," from in- "in, on" (see in- (2)) + vertere "to turn" (see versus). Related: Inverted; inverting; invertedly.

1. Place a plate over the cake tin and invert it.

在蛋糕烤模上盖一个盘子，然后将其翻倒过来。

2. If you invert " I can " , you have " can I ".

如果你把Ican两词前后颠倒一下,就成了 can I.

3. They may be hoping to invert the presumption that a defendant is innocent until proved guilty.

他们可能有望颠覆“被告在证实有罪之前是无辜的”这一假设。

4. Invert the cake onto a cooling rack.

把蛋糕倒扣在冷却架上。

5. Alternatively, we may invert the file.

换一种方法, 我们可以将此文件倒排.

【invert, transform, revert, convert】
这组词都有“转变”的意思，其区别是：
invert: v.使颠倒，使倒转，使反向。常常表示位置、顺序、方向等的颠倒。
• The baby inverted the cup and spilled her orange juice. 婴儿把杯子打翻，弄洒了里面的橙汁。
transform: v.改变，转变，指形状、颜色、大小、性质等的改变。
• A little paint will soon transform the old house. 刷一点油漆很快就会使这所旧房子大为改观。
revert: v.归还，恢复原状。指回到原来的状态或情形。
• John gave his brother a house, and when his brother died, ownership reverted back to John. 约翰送给他的哥哥一所房子，当他的哥哥去世后，房子的所有权重新归于约翰。
convert: v.转变，变换，含有"使某人改变观点"的意思。
• He wants to convert to Catholicism. 他要皈依天主教。