revolution是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a change in the way a country is governed, usually to a different political system and often using violence or war -- （通常指改变政治体制的）革命

  • The French Revolution changed France from a monarchy to a republic. 法国大革命使法国由君主政体变成共和政体。

  • The country seems to be heading towards revolution. 这个国家似乎正在走向革命。

• 1 a very important change in the way that people do things -- 革命性剧变；大变革

  • a technological revolution 技术革命

  • Penicillin produced a revolution in medicine. 青霉素的发现引起了医学上的一次革命。

• 2 a circular movement -- 旋转；绕转；循环运动

  • The revolution of the earth around the sun was proposed by Copernicus. 地球围绕太阳旋转这一观点是哥白尼提出的。

  • Engine speed can be measured in revolutions per minute (abbreviation rpm). 发动机的速度可以每分钟转数（缩写为rpm）来表述。