释义 |
conversely, adv.|ˈkɒnvɜːslɪ, kənˈvɜːslɪ| [f. converse a.2 + -ly2.] In the converse manner or order; as the converse; by conversion.
1806Hutton Course Math. I. 278 Conversely, if the two angles abc, abd, on both sides of the line ab, make up together two right angles, then cb and bd form one continued right line cd. 1845McCulloch Taxation Introd. (1852) 15 The greater the expenses of governments, the deeper must they encroach on the incomes or capitals of those who pay taxes, and conversely. 1875Jowett Plato (ed. 2) I. 325 A thing is not seen because it is visible, but conversely, visible because it is seen. 1884Bower & Scott De Bary's Phaner. 491 Succeeding one another from above downwards or conversely. |