释义
[ vur -suh s, -suh z ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈvɜr səs, -səz / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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preposition against (used especially to indicate an action brought by one party against another in a court of law, or to denote competing teams or players in a sports contest): Smith versus Jones; Army versus Navy.
as compared to or as one of two choices; in contrast with: traveling by plane versus traveling by train. Abbreviations : v., vs.
Origin of versus First recorded in 1400–50; Late Middle English, from Latin: literally, “towards,” i.e., “turned so as to face (something), opposite, over against,” originally past participle of vertere “to turn”; see verse
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH versus verse, versus Words nearby versus vers libre, vers-librist, vers-libriste, verso, verst, versus , vert, vertebr-, vertebra, vertebra dentata, vertebral
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Example sentences from the Web for versus One of the more interesting splits in the book is the difference between your time at Manchester United versus at Everton.
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The pageant did achieve the dubious honor of becoming a masterful example of "show" versus "tell."
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The question remains, however, is how many of Obama's clothes are actually paid for versus gifted.
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“If something is not going well, figure out why versus simply reacting,” he says.
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The man who won the case for the Chapter against the town can certainly win that of Watteville versus Riceys!
Albert Savarus | Honore de Balzac
Do not act and say, like Macleay versus Fleming, "I write with aqua fortis to bite into brass."
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume I (of II) | Charles Darwin
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The Earliest Arithmetics in English | Anonymous
It resembles the versus memoriales found in old-fashioned grammars.
Myths and Myth-Makers | John Fiske
For example, "Ursa" is said to be derived from versus , because the constellation is seen to turn about the pole.
Astronomical Myths | John F. Blake
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British Dictionary definitions for versus preposition (esp in a competition or lawsuit) against; in opposition to Abbreviation: v , (esp US) vs
as opposed to; in contrast with
Word Origin for versus C15: from Latin: turned (in the direction of), opposite, from vertere to turn
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Words related to versus alternative, contrast, vs