逆

• 拼音: nì
• 汉字拆解: 逆 = 辶(walk/movement radical) + 屰(to go against — pictograph of a person going backwards)

含义

To go against; to defy; to act contrary to something. To move in the opposite direction from what is expected or prescribed.

Used in formal, literary, and technical contexts. Key compounds: 逆流 (go against the current), 逆势 (against the trend), 逆时针 (counterclockwise), 逆境 (adversity), 逆反心理 (reactance/rebellious psychology). In classical literature, 逆 can also mean 'treacherous' or 'rebellious.'

例句

1. 他逆着人群的方向走去，显得格外突兀，引来路人的侧目。
2. 在这种不利形势下，企业选择逆势扩张，被许多分析师认为是高风险之举。
3. 水流湍急，渔船逆流而上，船夫们奋力划桨，才勉强保持前进的速度。

用法指南

语境: physics, finance, literature, everyday life

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 在金融市场持续下行的环境下，该基金依然逆势取得了正收益，其投资策略引发业内广泛关注和深入研究。(In an environment of sustained financial market decline, this fund still achieved positive returns against the trend — its investment strategy has attracted widespread attention and in-depth research in the industry.)
• 心理学研究表明，过度的管控往往会激发青少年的逆反心理，导致他们采取与父母期望完全相反的行为。(Psychological research shows that excessive control often triggers adolescent reactance, causing them to adopt behaviour that is exactly contrary to parental expectations.)

错误说法

• 将'逆'单独用于口语中表示'反对' — 逆 is typically used in compounds or formal/literary contexts; in casual speech, 反对 or 不同意 are far more natural

起源与历史

逆 = 辶(movement) + 屰 (going in the opposite direction). The character itself depicts movement against the natural direction.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal