► 名詞
逆 [ぎゃく] meaning: opposite rank: 1
☆ 彼は道を逆に走っていた ⇨ He was driving the road in an opposite, wrong, direction
☆ 逆は常に真実では無い ⇨ The opposite is not always true
逆 [ぎゃく] meaning: reverse rank: 1
☆ それは話が完全に逆だ ⇨ That story is totally other way around
☆ プロペラが逆回転した ⇨ The propeller turned in a reverse, wrong, direction
☆ もし逆の立場だったらあなたはどうする？ ⇨ What would you do if you were in the reverse position?
More examples:
- 子供に余りガミガミ言うと逆効果になる ⇨ If you nag your children too much it will have an opposite effect, be counter-productive
- 彼は王に反逆した ⇨ He rebelled against the king
- 逆転は可能だ ⇨ It is possible to come from behind and win
- 彼は逆転ホームランをかっ飛ばした ⇨ He hit a come-from-behind homerun
- それは話が逆様だ ⇨ Your logic is upside down. The truth is opposite
- 私の特技は逆立ちで歩くことです ⇨ My special skill is walking on my hands
- 彼等は逆転勝ちした ⇨ They came from behind and won the game
- 彼等は試合の終盤に挽回して逆転した ⇨ They came from behind late in the game and took the lead
- 謝る前に許されることを期待するのでは順序が逆だろう ⇨ The order is reversed if you expect to be forgiven before you apologize
- 逆流性食道炎 ⇨ Reflux esophagitis
- 逆転ホームランで球場は興奮の坩堝と化した ⇨ The winning homerun turned the stadium into a crucible of frenzy
- 彼は反逆罪で処刑された ⇨ He was executed for treason
- 彼等は無理な攻撃をして逆に深手を負った ⇨ They mounted an overambitious attack and suffered a deep loss instead
- 彼女にはっきり振られて逆にふっきれた ⇨ She rejected me outright and that in turn made it easy for me to get over her
- 胃液が食道に逆流すると炎症を起こす ⇨ When digestive fluid reflux into the esophagus, it causes inflammation