inverse

adjective

/ˌɪnˈvɜːs/

/ˌɪnˈvɜːrs/

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[only before noun] opposite in amount or position to something else（数量、位置）相反的，反向的
- A person's wealth is often in inverse proportion to their happiness (= the more money they have, the less happy they are).一个人的财富常常与他的幸福成反比。
- There is often an inverse relationship between the power of the tool and how easy it is to use.工具的功能越强大，操作起来往往越费事。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Inverse is used with these nouns:
correlation
proportion
relationship
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the inverse
noun [singular] (specialist) the exact opposite of something反面；相反的事物

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin inversus, past participle of invertere literally ‘turn inside out’, from in- ‘into’ + vertere ‘to turn’.