obverse
英 ['?bv??s]
美['ɑbv?s]
- n. 正面；對立面；主要的一面
- adj. 正面的；[植] 倒轉(zhuǎn)的；對應(yīng)面的
暢通詞匯GRE
助記提示
1、ob- "toward, against" + vers- + -e.
2、含義：turn toward or against, turned against, directed toward. => turned toward the observer, frontal.
3、也就是轉(zhuǎn)到對立面、轉(zhuǎn)到對應(yīng)面，轉(zhuǎn)到面前形成對峙的局面，轉(zhuǎn)到面對面的對立、對峙局面；從常識來講，去對抗、對峙肯定都是使用正面或者主要的一面或者旗鼓相當?shù)囊幻媛铩?/div>
2、含義：turn toward or against, turned against, directed toward. => turned toward the observer, frontal.
3、也就是轉(zhuǎn)到對立面、轉(zhuǎn)到對應(yīng)面，轉(zhuǎn)到面前形成對峙的局面，轉(zhuǎn)到面對面的對立、對峙局面；從常識來講，去對抗、對峙肯定都是使用正面或者主要的一面或者旗鼓相當?shù)囊幻媛铩?/div>
中文詞源
obverse 對立面，正面
ob-,向前，朝向，-verse,轉(zhuǎn)，詞源同versus,converse.即向前轉(zhuǎn)，引申詞義對立面，正面。
英文詞源
- obverse (adj.)
- "turned toward the observer, frontal," 1650s, from Latin obversus "turned against, directed toward," past participle of obvertere "to turn toward or against," from ob "toward" (see ob-) + vertere "to turn" (see versus). According to OED, not in common use until the end of the 18th century. The noun, in reference to coins, medals, etc. (opposite of reverse), is attested from 1650s. Related: Obversely.
雙語例句
- 1. The obverse of rising unemployment is continued gains in productivity.
- 失業(yè)率上升，相對應(yīng)的是生產(chǎn)率進一步提高。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The obverse of love is hate.
- 愛的反面是恨。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. We should see the reverse as well as the obverse of things.
- 我們不但應(yīng)該看到事物的正面,也要看到事物的反面.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The head of the Queen appears on the obverse of British coins.
- 英國硬幣的正面有女王的頭像.
來自辭典例句
- 5. We must see the reverse as well as the obverse side of things.
- 我們既要看到事物的正面,也要看到事物的反面.
來自辭典例句