| 单词 | converse |
| 释义 | Word Frequency converse 1verb (kənˈvɜːs) (intransitive; often foll by with) 1. to engage in conversation (with) 2. to commune spiritually (with) 3. obsolete a. to associate; consort b. to have sexual intercourse noun (ˈkɒnvɜːs) 4. conversation (often in the phrase hold converse with) 5. obsolete a. fellowship or acquaintance b. sexual intercourse Derived forms converser (conˈverser) noun Word origin C16: from Old French converser, from Latin conversārī to keep company with, from conversāre to turn constantly, from vertere to turnWord Frequency converse 2(ˈkɒnvɜːs) adjective 1. (prenominal) reversed; opposite; contrary noun 2. something that is opposite or contrary 3. logic a. a categorical proposition obtained from another by the transposition of subject and predicate, as no bad man is bald from no bald man is bad b. a proposition so derived, possibly by weakening a universal proposition to the corresponding particular, as some socialists are rich from all rich men are socialists 4. logic, mathematics a relation that holds between two relata only when a given relation holds between them in reverse order: thus father of is the converse of son of Word origin C16: from Latin conversus turned around; see converse1 |
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