| 单词 | vis-a-vis |
| 释义 | vis-à-vis (viːz ɑː viː) preposition You use vis-à-vis when you are considering a relationship or comparison between two things or quantities. [formal] Each currency is given a value vis-à-vis the other currencies. ...individual liberty vis-à-vis the need for order. vis-à-vis in British English (ˌviːzɑːˈviː) preposition 1. in relation to; regarding 2. face to face with; opposite adverb, adjective 3. face to face; opposite nounWord forms: plural vis-à-vis 4. a person or thing that is situated opposite to another 5. a person who corresponds to another in office, capacity, etc; counterpart 6. an upholstered sofa; tête-à-tête 7. a type of horse-drawn carriage in which the passengers sit opposite one another 8. a coin having an obverse upon which two portraits appear facing each other Word origin C18: French, from vis facevis-à-vis in American English (ˌvizəˈvi) adjective, adverb 1. face to face; opposite preposition 2. face to face with; opposite 3. in comparison with 4. in relation to; with regard to nounWord forms: plural ˌvis-ˈà-vis (ˌvizəˈviz; ˌvizəˈvi) 5. a. a person who is face to face with another b. one's opposite number or counterpart 6. a. an 18th-cent. and early 19th-cent. carriage with facing seats b. tête-à-tête (sense 2) Word origin FrExamples of 'vis-à-vis' in a sentence |
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