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源自拉丁语 'conversari'(意为来回走动、交往),经古法语 'converser' 进入英语,原指社交互动,后发展出相反含义。
❶ 指两人或多人在交谈或交流思想,通常用于正式或深入的对话场景。
“They sat conversing by the fireplace late into the night.”
(他们坐在壁炉旁交谈到深夜。)
“She enjoys conversing with people from different cultures.”
(她喜欢与来自不同文化背景的人交谈。)
❶ 指与某事物相反或对立的事物,常用于逻辑或数学领域表示逆命题。
“The converse of the theorem is also true.”
(这个定理的逆命题同样成立。)
“In logic, the converse reverses the order of terms.”
(在逻辑学中,逆命题会调换项的顺序。)
❶ 描述方向、位置或关系上相反的,常用于正式或技术性语境中。
“The two cars were moving in converse directions.”
(两辆车朝相反方向行驶。)
“Converse angles are equal in measurement.”
(对角的角度大小相等。)
in converse — 表示处于相反或对立的状态,常用于描述观点、方向或结果的对比情况。
“The two studies arrived at in converse conclusions.”
(两项研究得出了相反的结论。)