1、ad- "to" + vert-.
2、字面含義：turn toward. => turn sb to sth, sth that turned to talk or mention. => give attention to. => 談到、提及；注意、留意。
3、short form of advertisement.
英文詞源
advert (n.)
colloquial shortening of advertisement, attested by 1860.
advert (v.)
mid-15c., averten "to turn (something) aside," from Middle French avertir (12c.), from Late Latin advertere (see advertise). The -d- added 16c. on the Latin model. Related: Adverted; adverting.
雙語例句
1. This courtroom battle has been a poor advert for English justice.
這場法庭上的爭論為英格蘭的司法制度做了一次拙劣的廣告。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The advert should only be shown after the 9pm watershed.
這則廣告只能在晚上9點成人節(jié)目開始后才能播出。
來自柯林斯例句
3. I saw an advert for a job with a large engineering company.
我看見一家大型工程公司的招聘廣告。
來自柯林斯例句
4. People should complain when they consider an advert offensive.
民眾如果認為某個廣告具有冒犯性就應(yīng)該投訴。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The advert featured a dolphin swimming around a goldfish bowl.