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converse

英 [kən'vɜːs]美[kən'vɝs]
  • adj. 相反的,逆向的;颠倒的
  • vi. 交谈,谈话;认识
  • n. 逆行,逆向;倒;相反的事物
  • n. (Converse)人名;(英)康弗斯
  • n. 匡威(服装品牌)

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词态变化


复数: converses;第三人称单数: converses;过去式: conversed;过去分词: conversed;现在分词: conversing;

助记提示


1、con- "together" + vers- + -e.
2、含义:turn around, exact opposite.
3、con-: together, 表示整个、一起、完全(exact)的转向。
4、该词来源于convert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。
5、类似的源于过去分词、取形容词词性并且含义从另一个角度引申进而发生变化的词组:convert => converse; avert => averse; advert => adverse; divert => divers/diverse.
6、该词的动词含义:con-: with; versare (vertere的反复体,反复动词:versare) => vers-; 字面含义:turn with sb, turn to company with sb(表示转而和某人在一起,转而陪伴某人). => 陪伴,交往,社交,交谈,谈话。
7、turn理解为中文里的“转悠”,表示和某人一起到处转悠转悠,也行。

中文词源


converse 谈话

con-, 强调。-verse, 转,词源同versus, advertise. 指转到一起的,交谈的。

converse 相反

con-, 强调。-verse, 转,词源同introvert, versus.指转开的,相反的。

英文词源


converse (v.)
"to communicate (with)," 1590s; earlier "to move about, live, dwell" (mid-14c.), from Old French converser "to talk" (12c.), from Latin conversari (see conversation). Related: Conversed; conversing.
converse (adj.)
"exact opposite," 1560s, from Latin conversus "turn around," past participle of convertere "to turn about" (see convert). Originally mathematical. The noun is attested from 1550s in mathematics. Related: Conversely.

双语例句


1. The two deaf actors converse solely in signing.
两名聋哑演员独自用手语交谈。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The converse of this statement may not be true.
这话反过来说就不一定对.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. Seeks help CONVERSE the Kuang prestige canvas shoe I to buy the big code?
求助CONVERSE匡威帆布鞋我该买多大的码?

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4. I wanted to appear friendly and approachable but I think I gave the converse impression.
我想显得友好、平易近人些,却发觉给人的印象恰恰相反.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. It is possible , of course , that the converse of this theory may also be true.
当然该原理的逆命题也有可能成立.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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