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Definition of obverse in English: obversenoun ˈɒbvəːsˈɑbˌvərs 1usually in singular The side of a coin or medal bearing the head or principal design. （印有人头或主要图案的硬币或奖章的）正面 Example sentencesExamples - Six different coins were produced; all with His Majesty's portrait on the obverse, and the reverse shows dragons in different special features.
- It was no wonder that this minting machine was chosen as part of the design for the obverse of the medal.
- The obverse of the medal bears the text, AWARDED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA and a graphic device assumed to be the logo of the Franklin Institute.
- The obverse of both coins shows the portrait of King Rama V and the present King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama IX.
- On the obverse, it is a picture of a quadriga (four hours and a vessel) and the reverse is a picture of the goddess Artemis-Arethusa with four dolphins around.
- On the obverse was the coat of arms with Norwegian wood, and the reverse shows ‘Mother Norway’ looking out on the sea.
- It is a medal with Napoleon III on the obverse, and the reverse shows Napoleon III receiving the Thai Ambassadors on 27th June 1861.
- The notch is formed on each of the obverse and reverse sides of the base plate.
- The obverse of the medal shows the portrait of King Louis XIV and the reverse shows the Thai ambassadors.
- It was a 1,000 yen coin with Fuji Mountain on the obverse.
- Similarly, on the obverse of each coin is its value and a mark to indicate directionality, and on the reverse is its suit and another directional marker.
- I explained that all Euro coins have the same face but that the obverse depicts a scene of the country where the Euro coin was first issued.
- The obverse - shown - bears a configuration of nineteen cogged wheels around the center, each wheel engaging those on either side of it.
- Why would collectors of Thai medals be interested in a French medal with King Louis XIV on the obverse?
- The obverse of the coin shows His Majesty King Rama IX, Bhumibol Adulyadej.
- The coin shows on the obverse the elephant with the date CS 1197, and on the reverse is the inscription Muang Thai (Thailand).
- On the obverse of the coin, which is shown on the stamp, there is the ‘Phra Athit’ or rising sun.
- The obverse shows King Chulalongkorn facing left with the inscription ‘King of Siam’ and A. Patey on the King's shoulder.
- 1.1 The design or inscription on the principal side of a coin.
正面图案 Example sentencesExamples - Like the obverse it was chosen by the Royal Mint Advisory Committee following a design competition.
- It would help to ascertain the temporal relationship between the inscriptions on the reverse and the quota list on the obverse.
- Nevertheless, it is not impossible that the reverse inscription is separated temporally from the obverse.
- It is large, 245 mm, and it is the same as the obverse of the medals struck for the same occasion.
2usually in singular The opposite or counterpart of a fact or truth. （事实或真相的）对立面；对应物 true solitude is the obverse of true society 真正的孤独是真正社交的对立面。 Example sentencesExamples - I regard the next sentence as the obverse of the first instruction.
- They need to embrace their multiple selves and the self as multiple, to celebrate the obverse of the ‘history’ that is progress.
- Such a narrative is the direct obverse of Schwartz and Ehrenberg's celebratory national/cartographic dawn-chasing.
- Equally questionable is the obverse of the Harmon doctrine, the principle of absolute territorial integrity or riparian rights.
- But consider the obverse of Acton's terse observation: powerlessness corrupts and absolute powerlessness corrupts absolutely.
- The question is not merely the obverse of the issues which arise in relation to MERCEDES or MERCEDES-BENZ registered in respect of clothing.
- It is also, in a manner of speaking, the obverse of the spirit of adventure that drove the Conquistadors to conquer ‘the unknown’ many centuries ago.
- A ‘traditionalist’ is defined by the obverse on each of those scores.
- His approach is the obverse of what Justice O'Connor did in Grutter.
- The obverse, of course, was that such positive inducements would be withheld if the Soviet Union continued to pursue Cold War policies.
- From the beginning, Neil is plagued by his fears of losing Brenda, which are the obverse of his extreme dependence on her.
- ‘Rock’ has been seen as the obverse of ‘pop’, though there was never a clear stylistic distinction.
- The obverse of blocking maritime communications - in fact, the object of naval warfare, in Corbett's view - is protecting them.
- Packer is the obverse to Wallace and it is exciting that they are producing powerful contemporary collections.
- Balthus gave us the male view of pubescent girls trapped in closed rooms; Rego seems to be offering their obverse.
- Snooping women got caught up, she writes, in ‘the seamy obverse of elite inquiry.’
- Think of this as the obverse of 1970s-style stagflation, which brought us little or no growth, high inflation and high interest rates at the same time.
- That is, indeed, the essential question, and it carries with it the obverse: what is it that must not be done?
Synonyms reverse, converse, antithesis, contrary, inverse, obverse, contradiction
adjective ˈɒbvəːsˈɑbˌvərs 1attributive Of or denoting the obverse of a coin or medal. （硬币，奖章）正面的 Example sentencesExamples - The designs of the medals are based on a traditional style that includes a generic obverse side, based on the Commonwealth Coat of Arms.
- One of them depicts a winged victory and on the obverse side are engraved the words: ‘The Great War for Civilisation’.
- On its obverse side is the image of two worlds between two columns, representing the Pillars of Hercules.
2attributive Corresponding to something else as its opposite or counterpart. 反的，相反的；对应的 the obverse fates of the principals Example sentencesExamples - This obverse voyeurism involves a gaze that is marked by a global optics filtered through nostalgia.
- The conquests were for the motive of sway, involving massive slaughter as the obverse politics of claim.
- But isn't occupational mobility of this kind a great strength, the obverse side of robust job creation?
- These two pictures turn out to make fascinating, obverse pendants.
- But this was not to the exclusion of the obverse relationship.
- On the obverse side, the authors examine the motives and reactions of owners who, ostensibly, did not understand why their slaves absconded.
- The obverse, but equally necessary, type of data flow is when people know reality and influence it.
- We are dealing with the obverse situation here.
- The main reason for this is that the obverse side of the U.S. manufacturing revival was a manufacturing crisis in Japan and western Europe.
- In the Christian story, the obverse proposition is also rejected.
- Of course there's an obverse side to this move, it would also give the government the power to take away licences.
- The obverse web is also woven plain, but is much more sheer and the thread is coarser.
- So, if the risk of contemporary philosophy is scientism, then its obverse reflection is obscurantism.
- But regrettably there was an obverse side to all this.
- The parts of Formes which seek to substantiate this thesis do so chiefly by developing the obverse one: ‘Society is God’.
Synonyms opposite, opposing, contrary, counter, antithetical 3Biology
attributive Narrower at the base or point of attachment than at the apex or top.
OriginMid 17th century (in the sense 'turned towards the observer'): from Latin obversus, past participle of obvertere 'turn towards' (see obvert). Definition of obverse in US English: obversenounˈɑbˌvərs 1The side of a coin or medal bearing the head or principal design. （印有人头或主要图案的硬币或奖章的）正面 Example sentencesExamples - Why would collectors of Thai medals be interested in a French medal with King Louis XIV on the obverse?
- It was no wonder that this minting machine was chosen as part of the design for the obverse of the medal.
- The obverse of the medal bears the text, AWARDED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA and a graphic device assumed to be the logo of the Franklin Institute.
- On the obverse, it is a picture of a quadriga (four hours and a vessel) and the reverse is a picture of the goddess Artemis-Arethusa with four dolphins around.
- It is a medal with Napoleon III on the obverse, and the reverse shows Napoleon III receiving the Thai Ambassadors on 27th June 1861.
- The obverse shows King Chulalongkorn facing left with the inscription ‘King of Siam’ and A. Patey on the King's shoulder.
- Similarly, on the obverse of each coin is its value and a mark to indicate directionality, and on the reverse is its suit and another directional marker.
- Six different coins were produced; all with His Majesty's portrait on the obverse, and the reverse shows dragons in different special features.
- On the obverse was the coat of arms with Norwegian wood, and the reverse shows ‘Mother Norway’ looking out on the sea.
- The obverse - shown - bears a configuration of nineteen cogged wheels around the center, each wheel engaging those on either side of it.
- The obverse of the medal shows the portrait of King Louis XIV and the reverse shows the Thai ambassadors.
- The obverse of both coins shows the portrait of King Rama V and the present King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama IX.
- The obverse of the coin shows His Majesty King Rama IX, Bhumibol Adulyadej.
- I explained that all Euro coins have the same face but that the obverse depicts a scene of the country where the Euro coin was first issued.
- On the obverse of the coin, which is shown on the stamp, there is the ‘Phra Athit’ or rising sun.
- It was a 1,000 yen coin with Fuji Mountain on the obverse.
- The notch is formed on each of the obverse and reverse sides of the base plate.
- The coin shows on the obverse the elephant with the date CS 1197, and on the reverse is the inscription Muang Thai (Thailand).
- 1.1 The design or inscription on the obverse side of a coin or medal.
正面图案 Example sentencesExamples - It is large, 245 mm, and it is the same as the obverse of the medals struck for the same occasion.
- Like the obverse it was chosen by the Royal Mint Advisory Committee following a design competition.
- It would help to ascertain the temporal relationship between the inscriptions on the reverse and the quota list on the obverse.
- Nevertheless, it is not impossible that the reverse inscription is separated temporally from the obverse.
2The opposite or counterpart of a fact or truth. （事实或真相的）对立面；对应物 true solitude is the obverse of true society 真正的孤独是真正社交的对立面。 Example sentencesExamples - ‘Rock’ has been seen as the obverse of ‘pop’, though there was never a clear stylistic distinction.
- Equally questionable is the obverse of the Harmon doctrine, the principle of absolute territorial integrity or riparian rights.
- Such a narrative is the direct obverse of Schwartz and Ehrenberg's celebratory national/cartographic dawn-chasing.
- The obverse of blocking maritime communications - in fact, the object of naval warfare, in Corbett's view - is protecting them.
- His approach is the obverse of what Justice O'Connor did in Grutter.
- Balthus gave us the male view of pubescent girls trapped in closed rooms; Rego seems to be offering their obverse.
- They need to embrace their multiple selves and the self as multiple, to celebrate the obverse of the ‘history’ that is progress.
- The question is not merely the obverse of the issues which arise in relation to MERCEDES or MERCEDES-BENZ registered in respect of clothing.
- Snooping women got caught up, she writes, in ‘the seamy obverse of elite inquiry.’
- That is, indeed, the essential question, and it carries with it the obverse: what is it that must not be done?
- A ‘traditionalist’ is defined by the obverse on each of those scores.
- Think of this as the obverse of 1970s-style stagflation, which brought us little or no growth, high inflation and high interest rates at the same time.
- It is also, in a manner of speaking, the obverse of the spirit of adventure that drove the Conquistadors to conquer ‘the unknown’ many centuries ago.
- Packer is the obverse to Wallace and it is exciting that they are producing powerful contemporary collections.
- I regard the next sentence as the obverse of the first instruction.
- The obverse, of course, was that such positive inducements would be withheld if the Soviet Union continued to pursue Cold War policies.
- But consider the obverse of Acton's terse observation: powerlessness corrupts and absolute powerlessness corrupts absolutely.
- From the beginning, Neil is plagued by his fears of losing Brenda, which are the obverse of his extreme dependence on her.
Synonyms reverse, converse, antithesis, contrary, inverse, obverse, contradiction
adjectiveˈɑbˌvərs 1Of or denoting the obverse of a coin or medal. （硬币，奖章）正面的 Example sentencesExamples - On its obverse side is the image of two worlds between two columns, representing the Pillars of Hercules.
- The designs of the medals are based on a traditional style that includes a generic obverse side, based on the Commonwealth Coat of Arms.
- One of them depicts a winged victory and on the obverse side are engraved the words: ‘The Great War for Civilisation’.
2Corresponding to something else as its opposite or counterpart. 反的，相反的；对应的 Example sentencesExamples - The obverse web is also woven plain, but is much more sheer and the thread is coarser.
- We are dealing with the obverse situation here.
- In the Christian story, the obverse proposition is also rejected.
- On the obverse side, the authors examine the motives and reactions of owners who, ostensibly, did not understand why their slaves absconded.
- The parts of Formes which seek to substantiate this thesis do so chiefly by developing the obverse one: ‘Society is God’.
- This obverse voyeurism involves a gaze that is marked by a global optics filtered through nostalgia.
- The conquests were for the motive of sway, involving massive slaughter as the obverse politics of claim.
- But this was not to the exclusion of the obverse relationship.
- These two pictures turn out to make fascinating, obverse pendants.
- The obverse, but equally necessary, type of data flow is when people know reality and influence it.
- But regrettably there was an obverse side to all this.
- So, if the risk of contemporary philosophy is scientism, then its obverse reflection is obscurantism.
- Of course there's an obverse side to this move, it would also give the government the power to take away licences.
- The main reason for this is that the obverse side of the U.S. manufacturing revival was a manufacturing crisis in Japan and western Europe.
- But isn't occupational mobility of this kind a great strength, the obverse side of robust job creation?
Synonyms opposite, opposing, contrary, counter, antithetical 3Biology
Narrower at the base or point of attachment than at the apex or top.
OriginMid 17th century (in the sense ‘turned towards the observer’): from Latin obversus, past participle of obvertere ‘turn towards’ (see obvert). |