| 单词 | vis-à-vis |
| 释义 | vis-à-vis /vee'zeuh vee"/; Fr. /vee zann vee"/, adv., adj., prep., n., pl. vis-à-vis /-veez"/; Fr. /-vee"/. adv. 1. face to face: They sat vis-à-vis at the table. adj. 2. face-to-face: a vis-à-vis encounter. 3. Numis. (of a coin) having two portraits facing each other. prep. 4. in relation to; compared with: income vis-à-vis expenditures. 5. facing; opposite: They were now vis-à-vis the most famous painting in the Louvre. n. 6. a person face to face with or situated opposite to another: He offered a cigarette to his vis-à-vis. 7. a date at a social affair: She introduced her vis-à-vis to the hostess. 8. a person of equal authority, rank, or the like: my vis-à-vis in the Louisville office. 9. a carriage in which the occupants sit face to face. 10. Furniture. tête-à-tête (def. 2). [1745-55; < F: face to face; see VISAGE] |
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