vice versa
vice versa — 副詞
1. a phrase used after a statement to mean that the same idea holds when the two th
反之亦然
前述兩者互換位置也成立
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.
Yumi 幫 Sahil 複習數學,而科學方面則反之亦然。
pattern: X does Y to Z, and vice versa for W
Nora can read Portuguese but not French, and vice versa for Dario.
Nora 看得懂葡萄牙文但看不懂法文,Dario 則反之亦然。
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.
新的公車路線連接了醫院和車站,反之亦然。
Anong often sends parcels to her sister in Bangkok, and vice versa.
Anong 常寄包裹給她在曼谷的妹妹,反之亦然。
Tariq believed Ilan had lied to him, and vice versa.
Tariq 認為 Ilan 對他說了謊,反之亦然。
- 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.