evert
/ɪˈvɜːt/verb
with obj.
- Biology or Physiology turn (a structure or organ) outwards or inside out【生或生理】使(构造, 器官)外翻:
as adj. everted the characteristic facial appearance of full, often everted lips.嘴唇丰满而且常常外翻的极具个性的脸庞。
派生词
eversible
adjectiveeversion
noun词源
mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'upset, overthrow'): from Latin evertere, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out'+vertere 'to turn'. The current sense dates from the late 18th cent.