c. 1400, from Old French avertir (12c.), "turn, direct; avert; make aware," from Vulgar Latin *advertire, from Latin avertere "to turn away, to drive away," from ab- "from, away" (see ab-) + vertere "to turn" (see versus). Related: Averted; averting.
例文
1. He managed to avert suspicion.
彼は嫌疑を避けようとした。
2.When someone tells a lie,he will usually avert his eyes.
avert :嘘をつくと目をそらすことが多い。
3.Efforts are being made to avert war and find a diplomatic solution.
各方面は戦争を回避し、外交的解決策を求めるために積極的に努力している。
4.I would do what I could to avert it.
そうならないように最善を尽くします。
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5.They discovered the danger in time,and made shift to avert it.