vis-a-vis 

英汉解释

n. 面对面的人；相对着；两人对座的长椅
prep. 关于；和…面对面；同…相比
adv. 相向着；相对着

同义词

n. counterpart，love seat，loveseat，opposite number

参考例句

1. The passive sentence has special pragmatic functions vis-a-vis the active sentence.
较之主动句，被动句有着自己独特的语用价值。
2. Is (sub-national) ethnic identity exclusive and divisive vis-a-vis national cohesiveness and national identity?
（次于国家的）族群认同是否一定会分裂国民团结，排斥国家认同呢？
3. This is why the international community has a duty of solidarity vis-a-vis them, and we, as the most developed states, must meet this challenge.
这就是为何国际社区他们之间团结一致的责任，而我们最开发的国家要面对这个挑战。

英英解释

n.
  1. a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
  2. small sofa that seats two people
adv.
  1. face-to-face; face-to-face with

网络释义

vis-a-vis
相比; 面对面; 面对面的人; 唯视;