[] opposite in amount or position to another thing（数量、位置）相反的，反向的◆There is an inverse relationship between shares and the dollar (= the value of one goes up as the value of the other goes down).股票与美元之间存在逆向关系。▸inversely /ˌɪnˈvɜːsli; NAmE-ˈvɜːrs-/
adverb
◆The gold price often moves inversely to the dollar.黄金价格与美元经常反向运动。●in inverse proˈportion toif one thing is in inverse proportion to another, the more of one thing there is, the less there is of the other成反比◆The attractiveness of a city tends to be in inverse proportion to its economic productivity.一座城市的吸引力往往与其经济生产力成反比。