表達 X 是和 Z 相反、相對立的人事物 ( 或說 X 和 Z 相反、相對立 )，可透過 X is the opposite of Z (= X and Z are opposites ) 或 X is the antithesis of Z (正式)，表達 X 是和 Z 完全相反、相對立的人事物 ( 或說 X 和 Z 完全相反、南轅北轍、天南地北 )，可透過 X is the polar opposite of Z (= X and Z are polar opposites )、X is the complete opposite of Z (= X and Z are complete opposites )、X is the exact opposite of Z (= X and Z are exact opposites )、X is at the opposite end of the spectrum from Z (= X and Z are at the opposite end of the spectrum )、X is at the opposite end of the scale from Z (= X and Z are at the opposite end of the scale )、X is at the opposite end of the continuum from Z (= X and Z are at the opposite end of the continuum )、X is poles apart from Z (= X and Z are poles apart )、X and Z are at opposite poles (= X and Z are on opposite poles) 等，表達 兩個看法、意見等 ( X 和 Z ) 完全相反、相對立，可透過 X and Z are diametrically opposed (= X is diametrically opposed to Z )，表達 ( 和另一事物 ) 相反、相對立的的某個事物 (Y)，可透過 Y to the contrary ( 比如 evidence to the contrary 指「相反的證據、反證」)，還有，表達 相反的、相對立的，可透過 opposite [ˋɑpəzɪt] (也可唸 [ˋɑpəzət])、reverse [rɪˋvɝs]、contrary [ˋkɑntrɛrɪ] (也可唸 [ˋkɑntrərɪ])、converse [kənˋvɝs] (也可唸 [ˋkɑnvɝs]) (正式)、inverse [ɪnˋvɝs] (也可唸 [ˋɪnvɝs]) (專業用語) 等，表達 ( 意見、看法等 ) 相反的、相對立的，也可透過 opposing [əˋpozɪŋ]，表達 和一般看法相反的是，……，可透過 Contrary to popular belief, …… (= Contrary to popular opinion, ……)，表達 正好、恰好相反的是， ……，可透過 On the contrary, ……，表達 完全相反的是，……、另一個極端是，……，可透過 At the opposite extreme [ɪkˋstrim], …… (= At the other extreme, …… )，表達 事實或情況正好相反、恰好相反，可透過 (it’s) just the opposite ( 這裡的 just 可用 quite、exactly [ɪgˋzæktlɪ]、precisely [prɪˋsaɪslɪ] 等替換，opposite 則可用 reverse、contrary 等替換 )、(just) the opposite is true (= (just) the opposite is the case ) ( 這裡的 just 可用 quite、exactly [ɪgˋzæktlɪ]、precisely [prɪˋsaɪslɪ] 等替換，opposite 則可用 reverse、contrary 等替換 )、(it’s) the opposite way around ( around 也可拼為 round (英式為主) ) 等，表達 ……，且反過來也一樣、反之亦然，可透過 ……, and vice versa [͵vaɪs ˋvɝsə]；此外，表達 做相反的事、反著做、反其道而行，可透過 do the opposite ( 這裡的 opposite 可用 reverse、contrary 等替換 )，表達 反轉、逆轉某事物 (Y)，可透過 reverse Y 或 put Y into reverse，表達 開始反轉、逆轉，可透過 go into reverse。
