Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter I - Page 69
Inverisimilitude (n.) 不大可能；不大可能之事 Lack of verisimilitude or likelihood; improbability.
Inverse (a.) 倒轉的；反逆的；反向的 Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to direct.
Inverse (a.) Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual.
Inverse (a.) Opposite in nature and effect; -- said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that quantity; as, multiplication is the inverse operation to division. The symbol of an inverse operation is the symbol of the direct operation with -1 as an index. Thus sin-1 x means the arc whose sine is x.
Inverse (n.) 反；逆 That which is inverse.
Inverse (a.) Reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect [syn: {inverse}, {reverse}].
Inverse (a.) Opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity ; "a term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other decreases (or increases)" [ant: {direct}].
Inverse (n.) Something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse" [syn: {inverse}, {opposite}].
Inversely (adv.) 相反地；倒轉地 In an inverse order or manner; by inversion; -- opposed to directly.
Inversely proportional. See Directly proportional, under Directly, and Inversion, 4.
Inversely (adv.) In an inverse or contrary manner; "inversely related"; "wavelength and frequency are, of course, related reciprocally" -- F.A.Geldard [syn: inversely, reciprocally].
Inversion (n.) 反向；倒置；倒轉；【語】倒裝法 The act of inverting, or turning over or backward, or the state of being inverted.
Inversion (n.) A change by inverted order; a reversed position or arrangement of things; transposition.
Inversion (n.) A movement in tactics by which the order of companies in line is inverted, the right being on the left, the left on the right, and so on.
Inversion (n.) A change in the order of the terms of a proportion, so that the second takes the place of the first, and the fourth of the third.
Inversion (n.) A peculiar method of transformation, in which a figure is replaced by its inverse figure. Propositions that are true for the original figure thus furnish new propositions that are true in the inverse figure. See Inverse figures, under Inverse.
Inversion (n.) A change of the usual order of words or phrases; as, "of all vices, impurity is one of the most detestable," instead of, "impurity is one of the most detestable of all vices."
Inversion (n.) A method of reasoning in which the orator shows that arguments advanced by his adversary in opposition to him are really favorable to his cause.
Inversion (n.) Said of intervals, when the lower tone is placed an octave higher, so that fifths become fourths, thirds sixths, etc.
Inversion (n.) Said of a chord, when one of its notes, other than its root, is made the bass.
Inversion (n.) Said of a subject, or phrase, when the intervals of which it consists are repeated in the contrary direction, rising instead of falling, or vice versa.
Inversion (n.) Said of double counterpoint, when an upper and a lower part change places.
Inversion (n.) The folding back of strata upon themselves, as by upheaval, in such a manner that the order of succession appears to be reversed.
Inversion (n.) The act or process by which cane sugar (sucrose), under the action of heat and acids or ferments (as diastase), is broken or split up into grape sugar (dextrose), and fruit sugar (levulose); also, less properly, the process by which starch is converted into grape sugar (dextrose).
Inversion (n.) (Meteorology) A reversal of the usual temperature gradient of the atmosphere, in which the temperature increases with increased altitude, rather than falling. Called also temperature inversion.
Inversion (n.) (Electricity) The conversion of direct current into alternating current; the inverse of rectification. See {inverted rectifier}.
Inversion (n.) (Genetics) A portion of the genome in which the DNA has been turned around, and runs in a direction opposite to its normal direction, and consequently the genes are present in the reverse of their usual order.
Inversion (n.) The layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer.
Inversion (n.) Abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth).
Inversion (n.) A chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa.
Inversion (n.) (Genetics) A kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed.
Inversion (n.) The reversal of the normal order of words [syn: {anastrophe}, {inversion}].
Inversion (n.) (Counterpoint) A variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa.
Inversion (n.) A term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex [syn: {inversion}, {sexual inversion}].
Inversion (n.) Turning upside down; setting on end [syn: {inversion}, {upending}].
Inversion (n.) The act of turning inside out [syn: {inversion}, {eversion}, {everting}].
Inverted (imp. & p. p.) of Invert.
Inverting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Invert.
Invert (v. t.) To turn over; to put upside down; to upset; to place in a contrary order or direction; to reverse; as, to invert a cup, the order of words, rules of justice, etc.
That doth invert the attest of eyes and ears, As if these organs had deceptious functions. -- Shak.
Such reasoning falls like an inverted cone, Wanting its proper base to stand upon. -- Cowper.
Invert (v. t.) (Mus.) To change the position of; -- said of tones which form a chord, or parts which compose harmony.
Invert (v. t.) To divert; to convert to a wrong use. [Obs.] -- Knolles.
Invert (v. t.) (Chem.) To convert; to reverse; to decompose by, or subject to, inversion. See Inversion, n., 10.
Invert (v. i.) (Chem.) To undergo inversion, as sugar.
Invert (a.) (Chem.) Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted; as, invert sugar.
Invert sugar (Chem.), A variety of sugar, consisting of a mixture of dextrose and levulose, found naturally in fruits, and produced artificially by the inversion of cane sugar (sucrose); also, less properly, the grape sugar or dextrose obtained from starch. See Inversion, Dextrose, Levulose, and Sugar.
Invert (n.) (Masonry) An inverted arch.
Invert (v.) Make an inversion (in a musical composition); "here the theme is inverted."
Invert (v.) Reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of; "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb" [syn: invert, reverse].
Invert (v.) Turn inside out or upside down [syn: turn back, invert, reverse].
Invertebral (a.) Same as Invertebrate.
Invertebrata (n. pl.) A comprehensive division of the animal kingdom, including all except the Vertebrata.
Invertebrate (a.) Destitute of a backbone; having no vertebrae; of or pertaining to the Invertebrata.
Invertebrate (n.) One of the Invertebrata.
Invertebrated (a.) Having no backbone; invertebrate.
Inverted (a.) Changed to a contrary or counterchanged order; reversed; characterized by inversion.
Inverted (a.) Situated apparently in reverse order, as strata when folded back upon themselves by upheaval.
Invertedly (adv.) In an inverted order.
Invertible (a.) 可逆的；被翻過來的；被顛倒的 Capable of being inverted or turned inside out.
Invertible (a.) (Chem.) Capable of being changed or converted; as, invertible sugar.
Invertible (a.) Incapable of being turned or changed.
An indurate and invertible conscience. -- Cranmer.
Invertible (a.) Having an additive or multiplicative inverse [ant: non- invertible].
Invertin (n.) An unorganized ferment which causes cane sugar to take up a molecule of water and be converted into invert sugar.
Invested (imp. & p. p.) of Invest.
Investing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Invest.
Invest (v. t.) 給…著衣；投 To put garments on; to clothe; to dress; to array; -- opposed to divest. Usually followed by with, sometimes by in; as, to invest one with a robe.
Invest (v. t.) To put on. [Obs.]
Can not find one this girdle to invest. -- Spenser.
Invest (v. t.) To clothe, as with office or authority; to place in possession of rank, dignity, or estate; to endow; to adorn; to grace; to bedeck; as, to invest with honor or glory; to invest with an estate.
I do invest you jointly with my power. -- Shak.
Invest (v. t.) To surround, accompany, or attend.
Awe such as must always invest the spectacle of the guilt. -- Hawthorne.
Invest (v. t.) To confer; to give. [R.]
It investeth a right of government. -- Bacon.
Invest (v. t.) (Mil.) To inclose; to surround of hem in with troops, so as to intercept succors of men and provisions and prevent escape; to lay siege to; as, to invest a town.
Invest (v. t.) To lay out (money or capital) in business with the view of obtaining an income or profit; as, to invest money in bank stock.
Invest (v. i.) 投資；買進 To make an investment; as, to invest in stocks; -- usually followed by in.
Invest (v. t.) Hence: To expend (time, money, or other resources) with a view to obtaining some benefit of value in excess of that expended, or to achieve a useful pupose; as, to invest a lot of time in teaching one's children.
Invest (v.) Make an investment; "Put money into bonds" [syn: {invest}, {put}, {commit}, {place}] [ant: {disinvest}, {divest}].
Invest (v.) Give qualities or abilities to [syn: {endow}, {indue}, {gift}, {empower}, {invest}, {endue}].
Invest (v.) Furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors [syn: {invest}, {clothe}, {adorn}].
Invest (v.) Provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights" [syn: {invest}, {vest}, {enthrone}] [ant: {disinvest}, {divest}].
Invest (v.) Place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy" [syn: {induct}, {invest}, {seat}].
Investient (a.) Covering; clothing. [R.] -- Woodward.
Investigable (a.) 可調查的 Capable or susceptible of being investigated; admitting research. -- Hooker.
Investigable (a.) Unsearchable; inscrutable. [Obs.]
So unsearchable the judgment and so investigable the ways thereof. -- Bale.
Investigated (imp. & p. p.) of Investigate.
Investigating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Investigate.
Investigate (v. t.) 調查，調查研究 To follow up step by step by patient inquiry or observation; to trace or track mentally; to search into; to inquire and examine into with care and accuracy; to find out by careful inquisition; as, to investigate the causes of natural phenomena.
Investigate (v. i.) 調查，調查研究 To pursue a course of investigation and study; to make investigation.
Investigate (v.) Investigate scientifically; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese" [syn: {investigate}, {look into}].
Investigate (v.) Conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady" [syn: {investigate}, {inquire}, {enquire}].
Investigate (v.) [ T ] (B2) （尤指為揭開真相）調查，審查 To examine a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth.
// Police are investigating allegations of corruption involving senior executives.
// [ + question word ] We are of course investigating how an error like this could have occurred.
Investigation (n.) 調查，審查，研究 The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge, the moralist.
Investigation (n.) An inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal" [syn: {probe}, {investigation}].
Investigation (n.) The work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically [syn: {investigation}, {investigating}].
Investigation (n.) [ C or U ] (B2) （對罪案、問題、陳述等的）調查，偵查（尤指發現真相） The act or process of examining a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth.
// An investigation has been under way for several days into the disappearance of a 13-year-old boy.
// A full/ thorough investigation of the incident.
// Currently, the individuals who might have caused the accident are subject to/ under investigation.
Investigative (a.) Given to investigation; inquisitive; curious; searching.
Investigative (a.) (Formal investigatory) 調查研究的；偵查的 Intended to examine a situation in order to discover the truth.
// Children are encouraged to take an investigative approach to learning.
// The investigatory panel.
Investigator (n.) 調查者，研究者；私人偵探；審查者 One who searches diligently into a subject.
Compare: Researcher
Researcher (n.) One who conducts research. In the field of scientific research, also called an {investigator} or {scientist}.
Researcher (n.) A scientist who devotes himself to doing research [syn: research worker, researcher, investigator].
Investigator (n.) A scientist who devotes himself to doing research [syn: {research worker}, {researcher}, {investigator}].
Investigator (n.) Someone who investigates.
Investigator (n.) A police officer who investigates crimes [syn: {detective}, {investigator}, {tec}, {police detective}].
Investiture (n.) 授予；【古】服裝 The act or ceremony of investing, or the of being invested, as with an office; a giving possession; also, the right of so investing.
He had refused to yield up to the pope the investiture of bishops. -- Sir W. Raleigh.
Investiture (n.) (Feudal Law) Livery of seizin.
The grant of land or a feud was perfected by the ceremony of corporal investiture, or open delivery of possession. -- Blackstone.
Investiture (n.) That with which anyone is invested or clothed; investment; clothing; covering.
While we yet have on Our gross investiture of mortal weeds. -- Trench.
Investiture (n.) The ceremony of installing a new monarch [syn: {coronation}, {enthronement}, {enthronization}, {enthronisation}, {investiture}].
Investiture (n.) The ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank [syn: {investment}, {investiture}].
Investiture, () estates. The act of giving possession of lands by actual seisin When livery of seisin was made to a person by the common law he was invested with the whole fee; this, the foreign feudists and sometimes 'our own law writers call investiture, but generally speaking, it is termed by the common law writers, the seisin of the fee. 2 Bl. Com. 209, 313; Feame on Rem. 223, n. (z).
Investiture, () By the canon law investiture was made per baculum et annulum, by the ring and crosier, which were regarded as symbols of the episcopal jurisdiction. Ecclesiastical and secular fiefs were governed by the same rule in this respect that previously to investiture, neither a bishop, abbey or lay lord could take possession of a fief. conferred upon them previously to investiture by the prince.
Investiture, () Pope Gregory VI. first disputed the right of sovereigns to give investiture of ecclesiastical fiefs, A. D. 1045, but Pope Gregory VII. carried. on the dispute with much more vigor, A. D. 1073. He excommunicated the emperor, Henry IV. The Popes Victor III., Urban II. and Paul II., continued the contest. This dispute, it is said, cost Christendom sixty-three battles, and the lives of many millions of men. De Pradt.
Investive (a.) Investing. [R.] -- Mir. for Mag.
Investment (n.) 投資；投資額；投資物 [U] [C] [（+in）]；（精力，時間等的）投入 [U]；授權（儀式）；授爵（儀式）[U] [C]；【軍】包圍；封鎖 [U] The act of investing, or the state of being invested.
Investment (n.) That with which anyone is invested; a vestment.
Whose white investments figure innocence. -- Shak.
Investment (n.) (Mil.) The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.
The capitulation was signed by the commander of the fort within six days after its investments. -- Marshall.
Investment (n.) The laying out of money in the purchase of some species of property; the amount of money invested, or that in which money is invested.
Before the investment could be made, a change of the market might render it ineligible. -- A. Hamilton.
An investment in ink, paper, and steel pens. -- Hawthorne.
Investment (n.) The act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit [syn: investing, investment].
Investment (n.) Money that is invested with an expectation of profit [syn: investment, investment funds].
Investment (n.) The commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result; "this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking"; "he made an emotional investment in the work."
Investment (n.) Outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism.
Investment (n.) The act of putting on robes or vestments.
Investment (n.) The ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank [syn: investment, investiture].
Investor (n.) One who invests.
Investor (n.) Someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns.
Investure (n.) Investiture; investment. [Obs.] -- Bp. Burnet.
Investure (v. t.) To clothe; to invest; to install. [Obs.] "Monks . . . investured in their copes." -- Fuller.
Inveteracy (n.) Firm establishment by long continuance; firmness or deep-rooted obstinacy of any quality or state acquired by time; as, the inveteracy of custom, habit, or disease; -- usually in a bad sense; as, the inveteracy of prejudice or of error.
An inveteracy of evil habits that will prompt him to contract more. -- A. Tucker.
Inveteracy (n.) Malignity; spitefulness; virulency.
The rancor of pamphlets, the inveteracy of epigrams, and the mortification of lampoons. -- Guardian.
Inveterate (a.) 根深蒂固的；積習已深的；頑固的 Old; long-established. [Obs.]
It is an inveterate and received opinion. -- Bacon.
Inveterate (a.) Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate; deep-rooted; of long standing; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate abuse.
Heal the inveterate canker of one wound. -- Shak.
Inveterate (a.) Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.
Inveterate (a.) Malignant; virulent; spiteful. -- H. Brooke.
Inveterate (v. t.) To fix and settle by long continuance. [Obs.] -- Bacon.
Inveterate (adv.) In a habitual and longstanding manner; "smoking chronically" [syn: {chronically}, {inveterate}].
Inveterate (a.) Habitual; "a chronic smoker" [syn: {chronic}, {inveterate}].
Inveterately (adv.) 根深地；積習地 In an inveterate manner or degree. "Inveterately tough." -- Hawthorne.
Inveterateness (n.) 根深蒂固；頑固不化；積習；痼疾；偏見 Inveteracy. -- Sir T. Browne.
Inveteration (n.) The act of making inveterate. [R.] -- Bailey.
Invict (a.) Invincible. [Obs.] -- Joye.
Invidious (a.) （會）招致不滿的，惹人不快的；有害的；誹謗的 Envious; malignant. [Obs.] -- Evelyn.
Invidious (a.) Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable. [Obs.]
Such a person appeareth in a far more honorable and invidious state than any prosperous man. -- Barrow.
Invidious (a.) Likely to or intended to incur or produce ill will, or to provoke envy or resentment; hateful; offensive; as, invidious distinctions.
Agamemnon found it an invidious affair to give the preference to any one of the Grecian heroes. -- Broome. -- In*vid"i*ous*ly, adv. -- In*vid"i*ous*ness, n. Invigilance
Invidious (a.) Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice; "discriminatory attitudes and practices"; "invidious comparisons" [syn: {discriminatory}, {invidious}].
Invidious (a.) Tending to cause discontent, animosity, or envy.
Invidious (a.) Unpleasant, objectionable, or obnoxious.
Invidious (a.) Of a kind to cause harm or resentment.
Invigilance (n.) Alt. of Invigilancy.
Invigilancy (n.) Lack of vigilance; neglect of watching; carelessness.
Compare: Vigilance
Vigilance (n.) [U] 警戒；警覺；警惕（性）[（+against）]；【醫】失眠症；驚醒症The quality or state of being vigilant; forbearance of sleep; wakefulness.
Vigilance (n.) Watchfulness in respect of danger; care; caution; circumspection. -- Cowper.
And flaming ministers to watch and tend Their earthly charge; of these the vigilance I dread. -- Milton.
Vigilance (n.) Guard; watch. [Obs.] "In at this gate none pass the vigilance here placed." -- Milton.
Vigilance committee, A volunteer committee of citizens for the oversight and protection of any interest, esp. one organized for the summary suppression and punishment of crime, as when the processes of law appear inadequate.
Vigilance (n.) The process of paying close and continuous attention; "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue" [syn: watchfulness, wakefulness, vigilance, alertness].
Vigilance (n.) Vigilant attentiveness; "he keeps a weather eye open for trouble" [syn: watchfulness, vigilance, weather eye].
Vigilance (n.) Proper attention in proper time.
Vigilance (n.) The law requires a man who has a claim to enforce it in proper time, while the adverse party has it in his power to defend himself; and if by his neglect to do so, he cannot afterwards establish such claim, the maxim vigilantibus non dormientibus leges subserviunt, acquires full force in such case. For example, a claim not sued for within the time required by the acts of limitation, will be presumed to be paid; and the mere possession of corporeal real property, as if in fee simple, and without admitting any other ownership for sixty years, is a sufficient title against all the world, and cannot be impeached by any dormant claim. See 3 Bl. Com. 196, n; 4 Co. 11 b. Vide Twenty years.
Invigor (v. t.) To invigorate. [Obs.]
Invigorated (imp. & p. p.) of Invigorate.
Invigorating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Invigorate.
Invigorate (v. t.) 賦與精神，鼓舞，激動，使健壯 To give vigor to; to strengthen; to animate; to give life and energy to.
Christian graces and virtues they can not be, unless fed, invigorated, and animated by universal charity. -- Atterbury.
Syn: To refresh; animate; exhilarate; stimulate.
Invigorate (v.) Heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination" [syn: {inspire}, {animate}, {invigorate}, {enliven}, {exalt}].
Invigorate (v.) Give life or energy to; "The cold water invigorated him" [syn: {quicken}, {invigorate}].
Invigorate (v.) Make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit" [syn: {enliven}, {liven}, {liven up}, {invigorate}, {animate}] [ant: {blunt}, {deaden}].
Invigorate (v.) Impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; "Exercise is invigorating" [syn: {invigorate}, {reinvigorate}].
Invigoration (n.) 精神充沛，身心愉快，鼓舞 The act of invigorating, or the state of being invigorated.
Invigoration (n.) Quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous [syn: {animation}, {spiritedness}, {invigoration}, {brio}, {vivification}].
Invigoration (n.) The activity of giving vitality and vigour to something [syn: {vivification}, {invigoration}, {animation}].
Invile (v. t.) To render vile. [Obs.] -- Daniel.
Invillaged (p. a.) Turned into, or reduced to, a village. [Obs.] -- W. Browne.
Invincibility (n.) 不可戰勝；無敵 The quality or state of being invincible; invincibleness.
Invincibility (n.) The property being difficult or impossible to defeat [syn: {indomitability}, {invincibility}].
Invincible (a.) 無敵的；無法征服的；不屈不撓的 Incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued; unconquerable; insuperable; as, an invincible army, or obstacle.
Lead forth to battle these my sons Invincible. -- Milton. -- {In*vin"ci*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*vin"ci*bly}, adv.
Invincible (a.) Incapable of being overcome or subdued; "an invincible army"; "her invincible spirit" [syn: {invincible}, {unbeatable}, {unvanquishable}].
Inviolability (n.) 不可侵犯；神聖 The quality or state of being inviolable; inviolableness.
Inviolability (n.) That which is not to be violated. The persons of ambassadors are inviolable. See Ambassador.
Inviolable (a.) 不可褻瀆的；不可侵犯的 Not violable; not susceptible of hurt, wound, or harm (used with respect to either physical or moral damage); not susceptible of being profaned or corrupted; sacred; holy; as, inviolable honor or chastity; an inviolable shrine.
He tried a third, a tough, well-chosen spear, The inviolable body stood sincere. -- Dryden.
Inviolable (a.) Unviolated; uninjured; undefiled; uncorrupted.
For thou, be sure, shalt give account To him who sent us, whose charge is to keep This place inviolable, and these from harm. -- Milton.
Inviolable (a.) Not capable of being broken or violated; as, an inviolable covenant, agreement, promise, or vow.
Their almighty Maker first ordained And bound them with inviolable bands. -- Spenser.
And keep our faiths firm and inviolable. -- Shak.
Inviolable (a.) Incapable of being transgressed or dishonored; "the person of the king is inviolable"; "an inviolable oath" [ant: {violable}].
Inviolable (a.) Immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection" [syn: {impregnable}, {inviolable}, {secure}, {strong}, {unassailable}, {unattackable}].
Inviolable (a.) Must be kept sacred [syn: {inviolable}, {inviolate}, {sacrosanct}].
Inviolable (a.) Not capable of being violated or infringed; "infrangible human rights" [syn: {absolute}, {infrangible}, {inviolable}].