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Turn

释义 Definition

turn(动词/名词):常指“转动、转向;轮到;改变方向或状态;(名词)轮次、机会、转弯”。(还有其他用法,如“翻页/关闭/调低”等,语境不同含义会变。)

发音 Pronunciation

/ tɝːn /

例句 Examples

I turned the key and opened the door.
我转动钥匙,打开了门。

After years of failure, his luck finally took a turn for the better, and he started to believe in himself again.
多年失败之后,他的运气终于好转,他也开始重新相信自己。

词源 Etymology

turn 来自古法语 torner(转动、旋转),进一步追溯到拉丁语 tornare(用车床加工、旋转),核心意象是“围绕轴心转动”,后来引申出“转向”“变化”“轮到”等含义。

相关词 Related Words

文学作品 Literary Works

  • A Tale of Two Cities(Charles Dickens):常见表达如 “a turn of events”(事态的转折)。
  • Great Expectations(Charles Dickens):出现 “in my turn”(轮到我/按顺序)。
  • Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland(Lewis Carroll):常见 “turn” 用于轮流与转向的叙述语境。
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