单词 | obverse |
释义 | Word Frequency obverse(ˈɒbvɜːs) adjective 1. facing or turned towards the observer 2. forming or serving as a counterpart 3. (of certain plant leaves) narrower at the base than at the top noun 4. a counterpart or complement 5. the side of a coin that bears the main design or device Compare reverse (sense 15)6. logic a categorial proposition derived from another by replacing the original predicate by its negation and changing the proposition from affirmative to negative or vice versa, as no sum is correct from every sum is incorrect Derived forms obversely (obˈversely) adverb Word origin C17: from Latin obversus turned towards, past participle of obvertere, from ob- to + vertere to turn |
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