Inverse
“Inverse” 是一个形容词或名词。作为形容词,它指“相反的”、“倒置的”或“逆向的”;作为名词,它指“相反的事物”或“逆向关系”。在数学中,“inverse” 常用来表示“反比例”(inverse proportion)或“逆运算”(inverse operation,如除法是乘法的逆运算)。
- “There is often an inverse relationship between supply and price.” (供应量和价格之间通常存在反向关系。)
- “Subtraction is the inverse operation of addition.” (减法是加法的逆运算。)
- “The results were the inverse of what we had expected.” (结果与我们的预期截然相反。)
- 词根:
vers(转,来自拉丁语 vertere)。 - 派生: reverse (反转), converse (交谈/逆向), version (版本)。
- 前缀:
in-(向内/相反)。 - 后缀: 无。
在逻辑学中,“inverse”、“converse” 和 “contrapositive” 是处理命题时常用的术语。在日常生活中,我们也常说“反其道而行之”,即采取一种 “inverse approach”。
- 副词: inversely (相反地,成反比地)
- 动词: invert (使倒置,使反转)
in- (反) + verse (转)。“反过来转”,即“相反的/逆向的”。
“The coach noticed that the player’s performance was in inverse proportion to his ego. The more arrogant he became, the more mistakes he made on the field. It was only when he learned humility that his skills began to improve again.” (教练注意到,这名球员的表现与他的自负成反比。他越是傲慢,在场上犯的错就越多。直到他学会了谦逊,他的球技才开始再次提升。)