• adj. 不利的；相反的；敵對的（名詞adverseness，副詞adversely）

前綴ad-, 去，往。詞根verse, 轉(zhuǎn)。轉(zhuǎn)走的，對著干的。

adverse (adj.)

late 14c., "contrary, opposing," from Old French avers (13c., Modern French adverse) "antagonistic, unfriendly, contrary, foreign" (as in gent avers "infidel race"), from Latin adversus "turned against, turned toward, fronting, facing," figuratively "hostile, adverse, unfavorable," past participle of advertere, from ad- "to" (see ad-) + vertere "to turn" (see versus). Related: Adversely.

1. Despite the adverse conditions, the road was finished in just eight months.

盡管存在種種不利情況，公路還是僅用8個(gè)月就完工了。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Dirt and disease are adverse to the best growth of children.

骯臟與疾病對兒童健康成長不利.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. My sister's taste in dresses is adverse to my own.

我妹妹的服飾審美觀完全與我相反.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. He is adverse to going abroad.

他反對出國.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. Inflation is considered to be undesirable because of its adverse effects on income distribution.

通貨膨脹被認(rèn)為是有害的，因?yàn)樗鼤?huì)對收入分配產(chǎn)生不利影響。

來自柯林斯例句