converse

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /kənˈvɜːs/    美 /kənˈvɝs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Free verbal interchange of thoughts or views; conversation; chat. literary,uncountable
    — Twice ere the sun descends, with zeal inspir'd, / From the vain converse of the world retir'd, / She reads the psalms and chapters for the day […]
  2. The opposite or reverse.
  3. Of a proposition or theorem consisting of a statement of the form "If A is true, then B is true", the statement "If B is true, then A is true" which need not be equivalent to the first one.
    — All trout are fish, but the converse, that all fish are trout, is not true.
  4. One of a pair of terms that name or describe a relationship from opposite perspectives; converse antonym; relational antonym.
  5. Synonym of transpose.
动词 v.
  1. To talk; to engage in conversation. formal,intransitive
    — Companions[…] That do converse and waste the time together.
  2. To keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune.
    — To seek the distant hills, and there converse With nature.
  3. To have knowledge of something, from long talk or study. obsolete
    — according as the objects they converse with afford greater or less variety
形容词 adj.
  1. Opposite; reversed in order or relation; reciprocal. not-comparable
    — a converse proposition

词形变化

converses present,singular,third-person conversing participle,present conversed participle,past conversed past converses plural

词汇关系

近义词
chat common confab confabulate conversate converse convo discourse jaw parley treat word
上位词
speak
衍生词
conversable conversancy conversation converseness conversible conversely
相关词
discuss

词源

词源 1
From Old French converser, from Latin conversor (“live, have dealings with”).
词源 2
From Latin conversus (“turned around”), past participle of converto (“turn about”).
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