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sport or体育 law )法律 used to show that two teams or sides are against each other (表示两队或双方对阵)对,诉,对抗 It is France versus Brazil in the final. 决赛是法国队对巴西队。 in the case of the State versus Ford 在州政府诉福特公司的案件中
used to compare two different ideas, choices, etc. (比较两种不同想法、选择等)与…相对,与…相比 It was the promise of better job opportunities versus the inconvenience of moving away and leaving her friends. 可能会有较好的就业前景,但麻烦的是要搬走并远离她的朋友。
Word Originlate Middle English: from a medieval Latin use of Latin versus ‘towards’.