英语词汇“obverse”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

obverse

2 of 2

noun

ob·verse ˈäb-ˌvərs How to pronounce obverse (audio)

äb-ˈvərs

əb-ˈvərs

: the side of a coin or currency note bearing the chief device and lettering

broadly : a front or principal surface

: a counterpart having the opposite orientation or force

their rise was merely the obverse of the Empire's fall

A. J. Toynbee

also : opposite sense 1

joy and its obverse, sorrow

: a proposition inferred immediately from another by denying the opposite of what the given proposition affirms

the obverse of "all A is B" is "no A is not B"

Did you know?

Heads or tails? If you called heads, obverse is the word for you. Since the 17th century, we've been using obverse for the front side of coins (usually the side depicting the head or bust of a prominent person). The opposite of this sense of obverse is reverse, the back or tails side of a coin. Since the 19th century, obverse has referred to an opposing counterpart or an opposite. Additionally, it can be an adjective meaning "facing the observer or opponent" or "being a counterpart or complement."

Synonyms

Noun

antipode
antithesis
contrary
counter
negative
opposite
reverse

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Noun joy and its obverse, sadness We thought they would be pleased with our decision. We have learned, however, that the obverse is true.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The case of the 10 Republican House members who voted to impeach then-President Trump in his term’s dwindling days, and now are disappearing from Congress, is a nearly obverse mystery.

Robert Schlesinger, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2022

Noun

The betting, of course, is that the probability of such a turn of events is deemed to be much lower than the obverse.

Harry G. Broadman, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 In the case of your token, the obverse would have been made with the Sam Houston design, with the backs left blank to be cast with the buyer’s choice.

Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Mar. 2022 There were other versions made, including tokens with the same or common obverse for the McKean-Eilers Dry Goods Co. of Austin and the Progress Laundry of Dallas and Waco.

Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Mar. 2022 As required by law, the new quarters will keep George Washington’s likeness on the obverse, or heads side, of the coins.

Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2022 This strategy is the obverse of the investment strategy known as dollar-cost averaging—buying shares at regular intervals.

M. Todd Henderson, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2021 In On Animals, a new collection of old essays, veteran journalist Susan Orlean is almost the obverse of wonder-seeking naturalists like David Attenborough.

Amy Brady, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2021 First minted in 1907, the coin features an image of Lady Liberty striding forward on its obverse and an eagle in flight on its reverse.

Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2021 The trite but Twitter-ready condition—must love dogs—stretched the challenge by choosing an image of a Shiba Inu, the most cat-like of pooches, for the coin’s obverse.

David Lavie, Robb Report, 24 May 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin obversus, from past participle of obvertere to turn toward, from ob- toward + vertere to turn — more at ob-, worth

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1658, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	obverse
释义	obverse 1 of 2 adjective ob·verse äb-ˈvərs əb-, ˈäb-ˌvərs 1 : facing the observer or opponent 2 : having the base narrower than the top an obverse leaf 3 : constituting the obverse of something : opposite obversely adverb obverse 2 of 2 noun ob·verse ˈäb-ˌvərs äb-ˈvərs əb-ˈvərs 1 : the side of a coin or currency note bearing the chief device and lettering broadly : a front or principal surface 2 : a counterpart having the opposite orientation or force their rise was merely the obverse of the Empire's fall A. J. Toynbee also : opposite sense 1 joy and its obverse, sorrow 3 : a proposition inferred immediately from another by denying the opposite of what the given proposition affirms the obverse of "all A is B" is "no A is not B" Did you know? Heads or tails? If you called heads, obverse is the word for you. Since the 17th century, we've been using obverse for the front side of coins (usually the side depicting the head or bust of a prominent person). The opposite of this sense of obverse is reverse, the back or tails side of a coin. Since the 19th century, obverse has referred to an opposing counterpart or an opposite. Additionally, it can be an adjective meaning "facing the observer or opponent" or "being a counterpart or complement." Synonyms Noun antipode antithesis contrary counter negative opposite reverse See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun joy and its obverse, sadness We thought they would be pleased with our decision. We have learned, however, that the obverse is true. Recent Examples on the Web Adjective The case of the 10 Republican House members who voted to impeach then-President Trump in his term’s dwindling days, and now are disappearing from Congress, is a nearly obverse mystery. Robert Schlesinger, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2022 Noun The betting, of course, is that the probability of such a turn of events is deemed to be much lower than the obverse. Harry G. Broadman, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 In the case of your token, the obverse would have been made with the Sam Houston design, with the backs left blank to be cast with the buyer’s choice. Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Mar. 2022 There were other versions made, including tokens with the same or common obverse for the McKean-Eilers Dry Goods Co. of Austin and the Progress Laundry of Dallas and Waco. Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Mar. 2022 As required by law, the new quarters will keep George Washington’s likeness on the obverse, or heads side, of the coins. Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2022 This strategy is the obverse of the investment strategy known as dollar-cost averaging—buying shares at regular intervals. M. Todd Henderson, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2021 In On Animals, a new collection of old essays, veteran journalist Susan Orlean is almost the obverse of wonder-seeking naturalists like David Attenborough. Amy Brady, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2021 First minted in 1907, the coin features an image of Lady Liberty striding forward on its obverse and an eagle in flight on its reverse. Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2021 The trite but Twitter-ready condition—must love dogs—stretched the challenge by choosing an image of a Shiba Inu, the most cat-like of pooches, for the coin’s obverse. David Lavie, Robb Report, 24 May 2021 See More Word History Etymology Adjective Latin obversus, from past participle of obvertere to turn toward, from ob- toward + vertere to turn — more at ob-, worth First Known Use Adjective circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun 1658, in the meaning defined at sense 1 obverse 1 of 2 noun as in opposite something that is as different as possible from something else the new administration had promised peace and prosperity, but what we got was the obverse: war and recession Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance opposite contrary reverse antithesis counter antipode negative inverse converse counterpoint antonym negation mirror image Antonyms & Near Antonyms counterpart synonym analog analogue duplicate copy replica carbon copy See More obverse 2 of 2 adjective as in reverse Synonyms & Similar Words reverse inverse converse cross opposite counter unlike antagonistic dissimilar divergent antipodal hostile disparate unfavorable adverse negative contradictory antithetical unalike alien antipathetic diametrical contrary polar diametric antipodean Antonyms & Near Antonyms similar analogous same identical like noncontradictory equivalent alike synonymous See More
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