vice versa
vice versa — adverb
1. a phrase used after a statement to mean that the same idea holds when the two th
a phrase used after a statement to mean that the same idea holds when the two things mentioned swap places
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
The new bus line connects the hospital to the station, and vice versa.
Anong often sends parcels to her sister in Bangkok, and vice versa.
Tariq believed Ilan had lied to him, and vice versa.
- 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
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.