conversion

英 [kən'vɜːʃ(ə)n]美 [kən'vɝʒn]
  • n. 转换；变换；[金融] 兑换；改变信仰
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助记提示

1、con- "together" + vert- + -ion.
2、含义：turn around, transform.
3、con-: together, 表示整个、完全、一起的转变。
4、动词convert的名词形式。noun of action from convert.

中文词源

conversion 转换，转化

con-, 强调。-verse, 转，词源同introvert, versus.指转换的，转变的。

英文词源

conversion (n.)
mid-14c., originally of religion, from French conversion, from Latin conversionem (nominative conversatio), noun of action from past participle stem of convertere (see convert (v.)). General sense of "transformation" is early 15c. Of buildings, from 1921. Conversion disorder "hysteria" (attested from 1946 but said to have been coined by Freud) was in DSM-IV (1994).

双语例句

1. Currency-conversion costs remain one of the biggest obstacles to cross-border trade.
货币兑换成本仍是跨境贸易的最大障碍之一。
来自柯林斯例句
2. These are the people who are doing our loft conversion for us.
就是这些人在为我们改造阁楼。
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3. It is always worth having a loft conversion costed out.
估算一下改建阁楼的费用总是很有必要的。
来自柯林斯例句
4. It's hard to trust the President's conversion.
总统信仰的改变让人难以相信。
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5. the conversion of farm buildings into family homes
农场建筑物改建为家庭住宅
来自《权威词典》