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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Be adverse to + a noun equaivalent
1. This law is adverse to our interests.
2. Wife is adverse to daughter visiting out of state paternal grandfather.
I'd like to know if in #1 "is adverse to" means "is opposed to" and in #2 "is adverse to" means "is unfavorable to."
Thank you in advance for your help.
2. Wife is adverse to daughter visiting out of state paternal grandfather.
I'd like to know if in #1 "is adverse to" means "is opposed to" and in #2 "is adverse to" means "is unfavorable to."
Thank you in advance for your help.
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park sang joon I'd like to know if in #1 "is adverse to" means "is opposed to" More accurately, 'is not favorable to'. " The sentence itself is written in abbreviated style, so there are some "the"s missing. Also, I believe that the writer chose the wrong word.
- park sang joon I'd like to know if in #1 "is adverse to" means "is opposed to" More accurately, 'is not favorable to'.
- " The sentence itself is written in abbreviated style, so there are some "the"s missing.
- Also, I believe that the writer chose the wrong word.
- Here it should be "averse", meaning "opposed to" or in this specific context, "not inclined to cooperate concerning".
- (By the way, if you have an aversion to something, it means that you find them unpleasant.
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park sang joonI'd like to know if in #1 "is adverse to" means "is opposed to"More accurately, 'is not favorable to'. (By the way, "times of adversity" are times in which we experience misfortune, "unfavorable times".)
park sang joonand in #2 "is adverse to" means "is unfavorable to."The sentence itself is written in abbre
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I'm sorry for my terrible mistake; I have used the switched words between "is opposed to" and "is unfavorable to."
Thank you, Mr.
Thank you, Mr.
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park sang joonI was wondering if you think "be adverse to + a noun" just means "be not favorable to + a noun."There is scarcely a word in the English language that "just" means one thing. Here are some definitions of "adverse" that you can find online:
acting or serving to oppose; antagonistic: adverse criticism.
contrary to one's
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