► 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:
- 二人の立場は逆転した ⇨ The positions of the two got reversed. The table has been turned
- 値段が高いから品質が良いとも限らないし、逆もまた然りだ ⇨ Being expensive doesn’t always mean the quality is high, and so is the other way around (high quality doesn’t’ always mean expensive)
- 拙いが逆に素朴な感じのする歌い方 ⇨ Singing that is not skilled but because of that, feels direct and unpretentious
- 逆転は可能だ ⇨ It is possible to come from behind and win
- タイガースが逆転勝ちを収めた (ぎゃくてんがち) ⇨ The Tigers had a come-from-behind win
- あいつのせいで迷惑したのはこっちなのに逆恨みされた ⇨ He’s holding grudge against me even though I’m the one who suffered because of him
- 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
- あの二人は双子なのに性格が真逆だ ⇨ Those two are twins but their personalities are direct, polar, opposite
- 逆境に負けない強い人 ⇨ A strong person who won’t succumb to adversities
- 彼の発言は多くの人の神経を逆撫でした ⇨ His comment rubbed the nerve of many people the wrong way
- 彼等は試合の最後の最後に逆転した ⇨ They took the lead in the final seconds of the game
- 彼等は反逆者の死体を八つ裂きにした ⇨ They tore, mutilated, the corpse of the rebel into eight pieces
- 彼は逆様に吊り下げられていた ⇨ He was hung upside down
- 彼は人生で逆境というものを経験したことがない ⇨ He has never experienced any adversity in his life
- 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