reversion
英 [rɪˈvɜːʃn]
美 [rɪˈvɜːrʒn]
n. 倒退; 回复; 回归; (土地或财产的)归还，归属原主
复数：reversions
BNC.15421 / COCA.25812
牛津词典
noun
- 倒退；回复；回归
the act or process of returning to a former state or condition- a reversion to traditional farming methods
传统耕作方法的回归
- a reversion to traditional farming methods
- （土地或财产的）归还，归属原主
the return of land or property to sb - （土地或财产的）归还，归属原主
the return of land or property to sb
柯林斯词典
- N-SING (以前的状态、制度或行为的)恢复，回复
Areversion toa previous state, system, or kind of behaviour is a change back to it.- This is a reversion to the system under which the Royals were paid for nearly 300 years.
又恢复了旧时的体制，王室就是在这种制度下接受了近300年的俸禄。 - ...a reversion to the emotions of her baby years.
她向婴儿期情感的回归
- This is a reversion to the system under which the Royals were paid for nearly 300 years.
- (土地或财产的)归还
The reversion ofland or propertytoa person, family, or country is the return to them of the ownership or control of the land or property.
英英释义
noun
- a failure to maintain a higher state
- returning to a former state
- turning in the opposite direction
- a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
- (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
- (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)