Word · 単語
裏腹
Reading うらはら
opposite
- 1 opposite, reverse, contrary
- 2 front and back, parallel to, back to back, adjacent to, inseparable from, inside and out
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例文 · examples
口と心は裏腹なことが多々ある。
What we say and what we mean are often quite different.
スウィート博士の性格はその名とは裏腹であった。
Dr. Sweet's nature belied his name.
「見た目は悪くないがちょっと軽薄そう」な外見とは裏腹に、彼女はいないし、女性に手が早いワケでもない。
In contrast to his "not bad looks but seems a bit of a dandy" appearance, he didn't have a girlfriend and he wasn't particularly fast with the ladies.