inversely
英 ['ɪnvɜːslɪ]
美 [ɪn'vɝslɪ]
助记提示
1、in- "in, on" + vers- + -e + -ly.
2、字面含义：turn inside out or turn outside in. => turn upside down.
3、该词来源于invert的拉丁语对应词的过去分词。由此取形容词词性并引申出如今的含义。
4、反正就是外面的转到里面去，对应的里面的自然就会被转到外面来了；这是转动一个东西的时候很自然的现象和规律。由此引申为：反转、颠倒、前后倒置。
5、由于该词取其形容词词性，其含义也引申出了一些新的含义：相反的；逆向的。
双语例句
- 1. Pressure varies directly with temperature and inversely with volume.
- 压力随温度成正比例变化,与容积成反比例变化.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. The size of the nebula at this stage is inversely proportional to its mass.
- 这个阶段星云的大小与其质量成反比。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The amount of force needed is inversely proportional to the rigidity of the material.
- 需要的力度与材料的硬度成反比.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The availability of good medical care tends to vary inversely with the need for it.
- 优质医疗服务的提供往往与需要成反比.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The value of a fraction is inversely proportional to that of the denominator.
- 分数值与分母值成反比例.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
