vis-a-vis
英 [vi:za:'vi:]
美
- n. 面对面的人;相对着;两人对座的长椅
- prep. 关于;和…面对面;同…相比
- adv. 相向着;相对着
vis-a-vis 面对面的,关于vis-,看,面容,词源同visit,evident。即面对面的。比较hand-to-hand,tete-a-tete.
- vis-a-vis (prep.)
- 1755, from French prepositional use of the adj. vis-à-vis "face to face," from Old French vis "face" (see visage).