vice versa

IPA/ˌvaɪs ˈvɜːsə/
IPA/ˌvaɪs ˈvɜːrsə/

vice versa — adverb

1. a phrase used after a statement to mean that the same idea holds when the two th

1.副詞B2
釋義

a phrase used after a statement to mean that the same idea holds when the two things mentioned swap places

例句

Yumi helps Sahil with maths homework, and vice versa for science.

pattern: X does Y to Z, and vice versa for W

Nora can read Portuguese but not French, and vice versa for Dario.

pattern: A can do X but not Y, and vice versa for B

同義詞
  • the other way round

    more informal; especially common in British English

  • conversely

    more formal; typically starts a new sentence

  • in reverse

    applies the reversal within a single sequence, not across clauses

反義詞
  • likewise

    keeps the same order rather than reversing it

  • similarly

    preserves the original direction of the relationship

文法句型

A [verb] B, and vice versa

[statement about two things], and vice versa

用法筆記

Always follows a statement that mentions two people or things; it flips their positions in the implied second part. Never used to start a sentence.

常見錯誤

I enjoy swimming, and vice versa.
I enjoy swimming and Zola enjoys running, and vice versa.
💡vice versa needs two clear people or things to swap.
vice-a-versa
vice versa
💡the phrase is three words: vice (VY-see) ver-sa.