inverse
- n. 相反;倒轉(zhuǎn)
- adj. 相反的;倒轉(zhuǎn)的
- vt. 使倒轉(zhuǎn);使顛倒
詞態(tài)變化
助記提示
2、字面含義:turn inside out or turn outside in. => turn upside down.
3、該詞來源于invert的拉丁語對應(yīng)詞的過去分詞。由此取形容詞詞性并引申出如今的含義。
4、反正就是外面的轉(zhuǎn)到里面去,對應(yīng)的里面的自然就會(huì)被轉(zhuǎn)到外面來了;這是轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)一個(gè)東西的時(shí)候很自然的現(xiàn)象和規(guī)律。由此引申為:反轉(zhuǎn)、顛倒、前后倒置。
5、由于該詞取其形容詞詞性,其含義也引申出了一些新的含義:相反的;逆向的。
中文詞源
來自invert,顛倒,倒置,-se,過去分詞后綴。引申詞義相反的,反向的。
英文詞源
- inverse (adj.)
- mid-15c., from Latin inversus, past participle of invertere (see invert). Related: Inversely. As a noun, 1680s, from the adjective.
雙語例句
- 1. Evil is the inverse of good.
- 惡是善的反面.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 2. There is no sign that you bothered to consider the inverse of your logic.
- 你根本就不想把你的邏輯反過來考慮。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The hologram can be flipped to show the inverse image.
- 全息圖可以通過反轉(zhuǎn)顯現(xiàn)出逆像。
來自辭典例句
- 4. The tension grew in inverse proportion to the distance from their final destination.
- 拉力的大小與他們離終點(diǎn)的距離成反比。
來自辭典例句
- 5. The operation that is the inverse of differentiation is called integration.
- 與微分相反的運(yùn)算叫做積分.
來自辭典例句