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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·tro·vert
ETYMOLOGY intro- + -vert (as in divert) DATE 1669 : to turn inward or in upon itself: as a. to concentrate or direct upon oneself b. to produce psychological introversion in
noun DATE 1883 1. something (as the retractile proboscis of some worms) that is or can be drawn in especially by invagination 2. one whose personality is characterized by introversion; broadly :a reserved or shy person English Etymology introvert introvert (v.) 1654 (implied in introversion), from L. intro- "inward" + vertere"to turn" (see versus). Introverted (adj.) is from 1781. The noun (opposed to extrovert) is 1918, from Ger. psychology, introduced there by C.G. Jung (1875-1961). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 introvert intro·vert / 5intrEvE:t; NAmE -vE:rt / noun a quiet person who is more interested in their own thoughts and feelings than in spending time with other people 内向的人；不喜欢与人交往的人 OPP extrovert • intro·ver·sion / 7intrE5vE:Fn; NAmE -5vE:rVn / noun [U] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged in·tro·vert I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌvər]t, -və̄], -vəi], ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷, usu ]d.+V\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: intro- + -vert (as in divert) 1. a. : to turn inward or in upon itself: as (1) : to bend inward (2) : to turn (as the thoughts) introversively b. : to direct upon oneself < served the purpose of introverting aggressive intentions — Ernst Simmel > 2. : to draw in or invaginate (one tubular part or organ) within another 3. : to produce introversion in : make an introvert of : cause to be introvert II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s) 1. : something that is or can be introverted (as the eyestalks of certain snails or the retractile proboscis of a sipunculid worm) 2. : one whose personality is characterized by introversion — opposed to extrovert III. adjective Etymology: introvert (II) : of or belonging to psychological introversion : characterized by or tending to introversion < introvert tendencies > < introvert behavior > |
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