| 单词 | vis-a-vis |
| 释义 | vis-a-vis (once / 24831 pages) nadv Vis-a-vis is a fancy way of saying "in regard to" or "compared to," as in: "He was substantially underpaid vis-a-vis other researchers." Technically that "a" in vis-a-vis is an "à" as the phrase translates literally from the French for "face to face." There's a slightly pedantic ring to the term vis-a-vis so use it with caution. It's more a term that might be used in a newspaper article or academic treatise, and something best avoided in speech altogether, unless you're deliberately aiming for comic effect. WORD FAMILYvis-a-vis USAGE EXAMPLESObama mentioned the broader challenge that the free world faces vis-à-vis Russia in his statement announcing his response to Russia’s cyberhacking. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Institutions are currently assessing the impact of Greek government decisions vis-a-vis the ESM programme commitments and targets. BBC(Dec 14, 2016) A Beijing-based Toyota spokesman declined to comment on its sales performance vis-à-vis rivals. Reuters(Dec 02, 2016) 1n a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another Syn|Hypo|Hyper counterpart, opposite number match something that resembles or harmonizes with mismatcha bad or unsuitable match complementeither of two parts that mutually complete each other equivalent a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc 2n small sofa that seats two people Syn|Hyper love seat, loveseat, tete-a-tete couch, lounge, sofa an upholstered seat for more than one person 3adv face-to-face with; literally `face to face' they sat vis-a-vis at the table I found myself vis-a-vis a burly policeman |
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