vis-a-vis
英 [vi:za:'vi:]
美
- n. 面对面的人；相对着；两人对座的长椅
- prep. 关于；和…面对面；同…相比
- adv. 相向着；相对着
英英释义
- 1. a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
- 2. small sofa that seats two people
实用场景例句
- His salary vis - a - vis the national average is extremely high.
- 他的薪水比起全国平均水平高出很多.
辞典例句
- Women's salaries are low vis - a - vis what men earn for the same work.
- 女子的薪水比同工种的男子低.
辞典例句
- This year's crop shows an improvement vis - a - vis last year's.
- 与去年相比,今年收入有所增加.
辞典例句
- The usual position in modern dancing is vis - a - vis .
- 现代舞蹈中一般位置是 面对面 的.
辞典例句
- Tom introduced his vis - a - vis to the hostess.
- 汤姆向女主人介绍了他的女友.
辞典例句
- The passive sentence has special pragmatic functions vis - a - vis the active sentence.
- 较之主动句,被动句有着自己独特的语用价值.
互联网
- I found myself vis - a - vis a burly policeman.
- 我发现自己的对面是个魁梧的警察.
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- They were sitting vis - a - vis.
- 他们正相对而坐.
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- They sat vis - a - vis at the table.
- 他们 面对面 地坐在桌子旁边.
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- At the banquet table, I had the good fortune to sit vis - a - vis an old school chum.
- 在宴会桌上, 我恰巧坐在一位老同学的对面.
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- The most clearly defined role of glutathione vis - a - vis the skin is that of against UV radiation.
- 最清楚的定义谷胱甘肽相对于皮肤所扮演的角色就是抵御紫外线辐射.
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中文词源
vis-a-vis 面对面的，关于
vis-,看，面容，词源同visit,evident。即面对面的。比较hand-to-hand,tete-a-tete.
英文词源
- vis-a-vis (prep.)
- 1755, from French prepositional use of the adj. vis-à-vis "face to face," from Old French vis "face" (see visage).