adverse

詞型變化：

副詞:adversely 名詞:adverse-ness adverse

詞意辨析：

opposite, contrary, adverse, reverse, converse

這些形容詞均含“相反的、對立的”之意。
opposite: 指位置、方向、行動或想法等完全相反。
contrary: 一般指與某種主張、看法或行為等正好相反，隱含否定一方並不意味著肯定另一方的意味。
adverse: 通常指違害利益的、無生命的勢力或條件等，側重分歧。
reverse: 指朝相反方向的或反面(背面)的。
converse: 指在方向、行動或意見上相反的。

相關對話：

1. Sales of the product have been seriously hurt by the adverse publicity.
   該產品受到了反面宣傳，銷量大受影響。
2. Voters have been distanced from the party by adverse publicity.
   選民受到反面宣傳的影響，對這個政黨冷淡了。
3. The development was adverse to our interests.
   這種發展與我們的利益背道而馳。
4. A man without an education, many of us believe, is an unfortunate victim of adverse circumstances deprived of one of the greatest twenty-century opportunities.
   我們許多人都相信，沒有受過教育的人是境況不佳的不幸犧牲品，他們被剝奪了20世紀最了不起的機會之一。
5. The judge gave us an adverse decision.
   法官作出對我們不利的判決。
6. An allergy is an adverse reaction of the body to certain substances.
   過敏是身體對某些物質的不良反應。

英文解釋：

形容詞 adverse:

1. contrary to your interests or welfare
   同義詞：harmful, inauspicious, untoward
2. in an opposing direction
   同義詞：contrary