[attrib.]opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or effect 相反的,逆反的;倒转的;反向的 the well-observed inverse relationship between disability and social contact. 引起广泛关注的残疾状况与社会交往之间的反比关系。 ■(chiefly Mathematics)produced from or related to something else by a process of inversion (主数)反的,逆的
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[usu. in sing.]something that is the opposite or reverse of something else 相反(的事物);颠倒(的事物) his approach is the inverse of most research on ethnic and racial groups. 他的研究途径与大多数少数人种和种族研究方法正好相反。 ■(Mathematics)a reciprocal quantity, mathematical expression, geometric figure, etc. which is the result of inversion (数)反数,倒数 ■(Mathematics)an element which, when combined with a given element in an operation, produces the identity element for that operation (数)逆元素
派生 inversely adverb 语源
late Middle English: from Latin inversus, past participle of invertere (see invert)