词族 · revolve
中文词源
revolve 旋转，转动，环绕
re-,向后，往回，再次，-volv,转动，词源同 devolve,evolve,involve.
英语词源
- revolve (v.)
- late 14c., "to change direction, bend around, turn (the eyes) back," from Old French revolver and directly from Latin revolvere "roll back, unroll, unwind; happen again, return; go over, repeat," from re- "back, again" (see re-) + volvere "to roll" (see volvox). In 15c., "to turn over (in the mind or heart), meditate." Meaning "travel around a central point" first recorded 1660s (earlier "cause to travel in an orbit around a central point," mid-15c.). Related: Revolved; revolving.
权威例句
- 1. Mars takes longer to revolve on its axis than the earth.
- 火星自转一周的时间比地球长。
- 2. Mars takes longer to revolve on its axis than the earth.
- 火星自转一周的时间比地球长.
- 3. The planets revolve around the sun.
- 行星绕着太阳运转.
- 4. Planets revolve about the sun and rotate on their axis.
- 行星在围绕太阳旋转的同时,也绕着它们的自转轴自转.
- 5. The wheels began to revolve slowly.
- 车轮开始慢慢转动.
词语辨析
【whirl, turn, roll, rotate, revolve, spin, circle】
这组词都有“转动、旋转”的意思，其区别是：
whirl: 指旋转或作圆周运动，侧重急速或力量。
turn: 普通用词，中性，含义不确切，可指作一个圆周运动或连续地作圆周运动，也可指仅是沿圆的弧形转动。
roll: 指某物在平面上滚动或翻滚。
rotate: 侧重指物体围绕自己的轴或中心旋转，即自转。
revolve: 强调指物体围绕本身以外的中心旋转，即公转。
spin: 指沿内轴迅速而连续旋转，或沿外部一个点作快速圆周运转。
circle: 指作圆周运动。
【revolve, involve, evolve】
revolve: v.旋转，转动。
• The room began to revolve , then he fainted. 屋子开始旋转，然后他就昏倒了。
involve: v.需要，包含；使卷入，牵涉。
• Getting a driver's licence involves learning how to drive, studying the rules of the road, and taking a test. 要得到驾驶执照需要学习开车，学习交通规则，还要经过考试。
evolve: v.发展，演变。
• Agriculture evolved slowly over thousands of years. 几千年来，农业发展得很缓慢。
这组词都有“转动、旋转”的意思，其区别是：
whirl: 指旋转或作圆周运动，侧重急速或力量。
turn: 普通用词，中性，含义不确切，可指作一个圆周运动或连续地作圆周运动，也可指仅是沿圆的弧形转动。
roll: 指某物在平面上滚动或翻滚。
rotate: 侧重指物体围绕自己的轴或中心旋转，即自转。
revolve: 强调指物体围绕本身以外的中心旋转，即公转。
spin: 指沿内轴迅速而连续旋转，或沿外部一个点作快速圆周运转。
circle: 指作圆周运动。
【revolve, involve, evolve】
revolve: v.旋转，转动。
• The room began to revolve , then he fainted. 屋子开始旋转，然后他就昏倒了。
involve: v.需要，包含；使卷入，牵涉。
• Getting a driver's licence involves learning how to drive, studying the rules of the road, and taking a test. 要得到驾驶执照需要学习开车，学习交通规则，还要经过考试。
evolve: v.发展，演变。
• Agriculture evolved slowly over thousands of years. 几千年来，农业发展得很缓慢。