attrib.
1- opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or effect相反的, 逆反的; 倒转的; 反向的：
the well-observed inverse relationship between disability and social contact.
引起广泛关注的残疾状况与社会交往之间的反比关系。
1.1
- chiefly Mathematics produced from or related to something else by a process of inversion【主数】反的, 逆的。
usu. in sing.
1- something that is the opposite or reverse of something else相反（的事物）; 颠倒（的事物）：
his approach is the inverse of most research on ethnic and racial groups.
他的研究途径与大多数对少数民族和种族研究方法正好相反。
1.1
- Mathematics a reciprocal quantity, mathematical expression, geometric figure, etc. which is the result of inversion【数】反数, 倒数。
1.2
- Mathematics an element which, when combined with a given element in an operation, produces the identity element for that operation【数】逆元素。
派生词
inversely
adverb词源
late Middle English: from Latin inversus, past participle of invertere （see INVERT1）.