单词 | adverse |
例句 | adverse adjective 1.•adverse weather conditions:unfavorable, disadvantageous, inauspicious, unpropitious, unfortunate, unlucky, untimely, untoward. ANT favorable, auspicious. 2.•the drug's adverse side effects:harmful, dangerous, injurious, detrimental, hurtful, negative, deleterious. ANT beneficial. 3.•an adverse response from the public:hostile, unfavorable, antagonistic, unfriendly, ill-disposed, negative. ANT positive, friendly.EASILY CONFUSED WORDS adverse, averse Adverse means 'hostile, unfavorable, opposed,' and is usually applied to situations, conditions, or events—not to people: •steering control is maintained even under adverse driving conditions. Averse is related in origin and also has the sense of 'opposed,' but is usually employed to describe a person's attitude: •I would not be averse to making the repairs myself.These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See |
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