re·ver·sion
noun/rɪˈvɜːʃn/
/rɪˈvɜːrʒn/
- [uncountable, singular] reversion (to something) (formal) the act or process of returning to a former state or condition
倒退；回复；回归 - a reversion to traditional farming methods
传统耕作方法的回归
- a reversion to traditional farming methods
- [uncountable, countable] (law) the return of land or property to somebody
（土地或财产的）归还，归属原主 - the reversion of Hong Kong to China
香港回归中国
- the reversion of Hong Kong to China
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the action of returning to or from a place): from Old French, or from Latin reversio(n-), from revertere ‘turn back’, from re- ‘back’ + vertere ‘to turn’.