inverse
UK [ɪn'vɜ:s] US [-'vɝ:s] adjective [before noun]
■opposite in relation to something else 相反的•Their generosity was in inverse proportion/relation to their income (= the more money they had the less generous they were).他们的慷慨程度与他们的收入水准成反比。
UK [ɪn'vɜ:s] US [-'vɝ:s] noun only singular formal
the inverse
■the opposite 相反，反面•Dividing by two is the inverse of multiplying by two.除以2与乘以2正好相反。 |