the converse + noun
converse 作形容词时只能放在名词前，常与 the 连用，如 the converse statement、the converse relation，表示'相反的、逆向的'。
The converse proposition is not always true.
相反命题并不总是成立。
相反的；顺序或关系颠倒的；互惠的。；逆向的
Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed or reciprocal.
相反的；顺序或关系颠倒的；互惠的。
Opposite; reversed in order or relation; reciprocal.
The teacher reminded us that the converse statement is not always true.
老师提醒我们，相反的陈述并不总是成立的。
用法提示：converse 在此作形容词，修饰 statement，表示“相反的”。
They expected prices to fall, but the converse result occurred and prices went up.
他们本以为价格会下跌，结果却相反，价格上涨了。
用法提示：converse 在此作形容词，修饰 result，表示“相反的、颠倒的”。
In geometry class, we checked whether the converse proposition was also correct.
在几何课上，我们检验了这个命题的反命题是否同样正确。
用法提示：converse 在此作形容词，修饰 proposition，表示“顺序或关系颠倒的”。
converse 作形容词时只能放在名词前，常与 the 连用，如 the converse statement、the converse relation，表示'相反的、逆向的'。
The converse proposition is not always true.
相反命题并不总是成立。
也可用不定冠词或零冠词修饰，如 a converse effect、converse relations，含义不变。
The two sets show a converse relation in this diagram.
在这张图中，这两个集合表现出一种相反的关系。
grammar · medium
易错句子Converse, the second method has some advantages.
正确表达Conversely, the second method has some advantages.
converse 是形容词，只能作定语修饰名词，不能像副词那样单独放在句首修饰整个句子。汉语的「相反」既可以作定语也可以作状语，一个词就够，所以学习者常把 converse 直接搬到句首；英语连接前后两句、表示「相反地」时必须用副词形式 conversely，即形容词加 -ly。
grammar · medium
易错句子The conversely result was also recorded in the second trial.
正确表达The converse result was also recorded in the second trial.
result 是名词，前面作定语修饰它的必须是形容词 converse；conversely 是副词，只能修饰动词、形容词或整个句子，不能直接放在名词前。汉语「相反的」和「相反地」同形，学习者因此容易在名词前误加 -ly，这里要去掉 -ly 还原成形容词。
逆命题
The converse statement is not always true when the original statement is.
原命题成立时，逆命题未必成立。
逆命题；相反的命题
He spent the afternoon trying to prove the converse proposition.
他花了一下午试图证明这个逆命题。
逆定理
The converse theorem does not follow automatically from the first result.
逆定理并不会自动由第一个结论推出。
相反的关系；反向关系
Studies show a converse relationship between exercise and stress levels.
研究表明，运动量与压力水平之间存在相反的关系。
逆蕴含
Logicians distinguish a statement from its converse implication.
逻辑学家把一个命题与它的逆蕴含区分开来。
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