inversely
adverb uk/ɪnˈvɜːs.li/ us/ɪnˈvɝːs.li/
相反地，成反比地
in such a way that one amount gets bigger as another gets smaller
Sometimes it seems that press coverage of an event is inversely proportional to its true importance (= the more important the event, the less attention is paid to it). 有时，媒体对事件的报道似乎与其真正的重要性成反比（=事件越重要，对其关注就越少）。
One study found that the risk of a stroke is inversely related to eating nuts. 一项研究发现，中风的风险与吃坚果成反比。
See: inverseinverse proportion
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- These public contributions would vary inversely with income.
- Prices are inversely related to crop size: for every 1 percent increase in crop size, the industry can expect a 1 percent decrease in price.
- Inversely, the cloud cover helped to keep overnight temperatures up.