inverse

英 ['ɪnvɜːs; ɪn'vɜːs] 美[,ɪn'vɝs]
  • n. 相反;倒转
  • adj. 相反的;倒转的
  • vt. 使倒转;使颠倒

词态变化


副词: inversely;

助记提示


1、in- "in, on" + vers- + -e.
2、字面含义:turn inside out or turn outside in. => turn upside down.
3、该词来源于invert的拉丁语对应词的过去分词。由此取形容词词性并引申出如今的含义。
4、反正就是外面的转到里面去,对应的里面的自然就会被转到外面来了;这是转动一个东西的时候很自然的现象和规律。由此引申为:反转、颠倒、前后倒置。
5、由于该词取其形容词词性,其含义也引申出了一些新的含义:相反的;逆向的。

中文词源


inverse 相反的,反向的

来自invert,颠倒,倒置,-se,过去分词后缀。引申词义相反的,反向的。

英文词源


inverse (adj.)
mid-15c., from Latin inversus, past participle of invertere (see invert). Related: Inversely. As a noun, 1680s, from the adjective.

双语例句


1. Evil is the inverse of good.
恶是善的反面.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. There is no sign that you bothered to consider the inverse of your logic.
你根本就不想把你的逻辑反过来考虑。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The hologram can be flipped to show the inverse image.
全息图可以通过反转显现出逆像。

来自辞典例句

4. The tension grew in inverse proportion to the distance from their final destination.
拉力的大小与他们离终点的距离成反比。

来自辞典例句

5. The operation that is the inverse of differentiation is called integration.
与微分相反的运算叫做积分.

来自辞典例句