reinvent

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ɹiːɪnˈvɛnt/    美 /ˌɹiɪnˈvɛnt/|/ˌɹiɪnˈvɛnt/|[ˌɹiɪnˈvɜnt]|[ˌɹiɪnˈvɐnt]|[ˌɹiɪnˈvænt]|/ɹiːɪnˈvent/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To invent again something that has already been invented. transitive
    — A narrative circulates at Mitchell, Hall about a naive young employee who, in his eagerness to be creative, "reinvents the wheel," devoting so many hours reformulating work that has already been done that he drives himself into a nervous breakdown.
  2. To adapt into a different form; to give a new style or image to. transitive
    — He had the ability to reinvent himself as needed.

词形变化

reinvents present,singular,third-person reinventing participle,present reinvented participle,past reinvented past re-invent alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
reinventable reinventive reinventor reinvent the wheel

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
English invent
English reinvent
From re- + invent.
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