| 英语单词 | converse |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [kən'vɜːs] 美 [kən'vɜːrs] |
| 中文释义 | n.相反的事物;逆命题 adj.相反的;逆向的;倒的 v.交谈;谈话 n.谈话 |
| 英语例句 | (1) He says she is satisfied, but I believe the converse to be true: she is very dissatisfied. (2) I believe the converse of what you are saying. (3) It is a pleasure to converse with her. (4) They wish for secrecy, since we are to converse in a private room. (5) This statement is converse to that one. (6) Would you give me half an hour to converse with you? (7) It is a pleasure to converse with her. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他说她已心满意足了,不过我认为实际情况相反: 她很不满意。 (2) 我相信的和你说的正相反。 (3) 和她谈话是一种乐趣。 (4) 他要保密,所以要找个单间谈话。 (5) 这个声明和那个相反。 (6) 我想跟你谈谈,半小时就行。 (7) 和她谈话是一种乐趣。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Converse is a more formal way of saying "carry on a conversation." You could converse with your best friend for hours over lunch, but continue the chit-chat through the afternoon matinee and you might get shushed. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Oddly enough, converse was originally a verb meaning “to move about, live or dwell” when it first came into existence in the mid 14th century. But today we only use converse to talk about, well, talking. Quipped the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, “When marrying, one should ask oneself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this woman into your old age?” A good question for marrying men and women! |
| 柯林斯解释 | The verb is pronounced /kən'vɜːs/. The noun is pronounced /'kɒnvɜːs/. 动词读作 /kən'vɜːs/,名词读作 /'kɒnvɜːs/。 1 [V-RECIP 相互动词](与…)交谈;(和…)说话 If you converse with someone, you talk to them. You can also say that two people converse . [V [pl-n V] [FORMAL 正式]
2 [N-SING 单数名词]相反的声明;相反的话;相反的言论 The converse of a statement is its opposite or reverse. [ [FORMAL 正式]
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