inverse
adj[usu attrib 通常作定語]
reversed in position, direction or relation (位置、 方向或關系)相反的, 反向的
The number of copies the paper sells seems to be in ,inverse `ratio/pro`portion to the amount of news it contains, ie The more news, the fewer copies it sells. 這種報紙的銷售量似乎與刊登的新聞多寡成反比(新聞越多, 銷售量越少).
inverse n the inverse [sing]
1 (esp mathematics 尤用於數(shù)學) inverted state 反數(shù); 倒數(shù)
The inverse of 2 (2/1) is 1/2. 2(即2/1)的倒數(shù)是1/2.
2 direct opposite 相反; 顛倒; 反面
This is the inverse of his earlier proposition. 這和他早些時候提的建議截然相反.