vis-à-vis
演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 借自 ←法语 vis-à-vis
词源说明
Unadapted borrowing from French vis-à-vis.
释义(英文)
介词 Preposition
- In relation to; compared with.
- Opposite; across from; set so as to be facing.
名词 Noun
- (historical) A small horse-drawn carriage for two people sitting facing each other.
- A sofa with seats for two people, so arranged that the occupants are face to face while sitting on opposite sides.
- One of two (or more) people facing or opposite each other.
- A date or escort in a social event.
- A person holding a corresponding position in another organisation.
形容词 Adjective
- Face-to-face.
- (numismatics, of a coin) Having two portraits facing each other.
副词 Adverb
- Face to face (with another).
- (archaic) In a position facing a specified or implied subject.