revolute

a. 外卷的, 后旋的 [医] 绕转的

词形变化

revolutes 三单 revoluting 现在分词 revoluted 过去式 revoluted 过去分词

别名

revoluted

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    to roll back, curve upwards

  2. 1.

    to participate in or incite a revolution or revolt

    罕用

    The Hawaiians have ‘revoluted’ and dethroned the fat squaw they have hitherto chosen to call a queen.

    Christmas always thought himself a “patriotic American,” but, as he saw the matter, a little “revoluting” on behalf of his benefactors—Manuel Bonilla and Estrada Cabrera—in no sense harmed the interestes of the United States.

    Achimota was Fraser’s life’s work, evidence that ‘the glorious West African people’ were gradually changing their conditions by ‘evolving not revoluting [sic]’.

    2003, Ed McClanahan, Famous People I Have Known I rocked and rolled. I ingested illicit substances. I revoluted.

    2004, Samuel Hopkins Adams, The Unspeakable Perk “Pins through scarabs,” she laughed, “while beneath you Caracuna riots and revolutes and massacres foreigners.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Rolled or recurved on itself.

  2. 2.

    Having the edges rolled with the abaxial side outward.

    生物 植物学

词源

Borrowed from Latin revolūtus, perfect passive participle of revolvō (“roll back”).

来源：wiktionary