inverted
adj. 倒转的，反向的
v. 颠倒（invert 的过去分词）；使……反向
例句
In comparison to the life span this relationship is "inverted": the larger the organism the lower its metabolic rate.
与寿命相比，这种关系是“反向的”：生物体越大，其代谢率越低。
Only direct speech should go inside inverted commas.
只有直接引语应放在引号内。
《牛津词典》
The manager showed us to our 'luxury apartment', in inverted commas.
经理带我们去看了我们所谓的“豪华单元”。
