| 单词 | inverse |
| 释义 | inverse (ɪnvɜːʳs ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If there is an inverse relationship between two things, one of them becomes larger as the other becomes smaller. The tension grew in inverse proportion to the distance from their final destination. Synonyms: opposite, reverse, reversed, contrary inversely adverb [ADVERB adjective/-ed, ADVERB after verb] The size of the nebula at this stage is inversely proportional to its mass. 2. singular noun The inverse of something is its exact opposite. [formal] There is no sign that you bothered to consider the inverse of your logic. [+ of] Synonyms: converse, opposite, reverse, contrary Inverse is also an adjective. The hologram can be flipped to show the inverse image. Collocations: in inverse proportion to Leads for the BPD are usually in inverse proportion to corruption. PASSION AND ILLUSION (1983) Why do people benefit in inverse proportion to their needs? Times, Sunday Times (2008) Quality is not always in inverse proportion to the number of copies sold. Times, Sunday Times (2007) One definition of the term when the price is in inverse proportion to how expensive it looks. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Lighting in clothes shops tends to be in inverse proportion to noise. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Quantity of make-up applied runs in inverse ratio to external demands on the wearer. Times, Sunday Times Because of that flimsiness, there's an inverse ratio at work here: the smaller the nicety, the bigger the social agony. Times, Sunday Times In front of her were matrons the smartness of whose clothes were in inverse ratio to their capacity for speedy adjustment. Times, Sunday Times This employs an extremely high inverse ratio in a continuous pressure system similar to biphasic positive airway pressure but with several additional variables. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Approximately, only a fraction not larger than the inverse ratio of the masses can be transferred. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet somehow, the reputation of the prize has continued to rise in inverse relation to the reputation of its donor. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The first supplies its own and the other sector's needs; the inverse relation holds true as well. The Origins of Economic Inequality between Nations: A critique of Western theories on development and underdevelopment (1990) Significant inverse relation between the amount/ activity of calpain and spontaneous apoptosis was noted. 2015, 'Increased μ-Calpain Activity in Blasts of Common B-Precursor Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Correlates with Their Lower Susceptibility to Apoptosis', PLOS ONE |
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