on the flip side

/ɑːn ðə flɪp saɪd/· idiom(习语)

科技/AIB2

on the flip side
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Chinese meaning

另lìng一yì方fāng面miàn;反fǎn过guò来lái说shuō

用yòng于yú引yǐn出chū与yǔ前qián文wén相xiāng反fǎn的de另lìng一yí面miàn(像xiàng硬yìng币bì翻fān到dào背bèi面miàn)

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点diǎn出chū苹píng果guǒ押yā注zhù背bèi后hòu的de风fēng险xiǎn面miàn

Example

On the flip side, it also means Apple is taking a risk of many apps on iPhone Duo being stuck in black bars.

但dàn反fǎn过guò来lái说shuō,这zhè也yě意yì味wèi着zhe苹píng果guǒ在zài冒mào险xiǎn——许xǔ多duō应yìng用yòng可kě能néng会huì被bèi困kùn在zàiiPhone Duo的de黑hēi边biān里lǐ。

Source: 9to5Mac · 19 Sep 2026

Background ✎

苹píng果guǒ新xīn机jīiPhone Duo要yāo求qiú开kāi发fā者zhě为wèiiOS 27及jí以yǐ上shàng系xì统tǒng重chóng新xīn编biān译yì应yìng用yòng,才cái能néng用yòng上shàng内nèi屏píng新xīn功gōng能néng,升shēng到dàoiOS 27.1才cái能néng适shì配pèi新xīn标biāo签qiān栏lán等děng界jiè面miàn。但dàn这zhè也yě意yì味wèi着zhe,来lái不bù及jí跟gēn进jìn的de应yìng用yòng可kě能néng被bèi困kùn在zài黑hēi边biān里lǐ。

Roots · etymology

flip为拟声词,表示快速翻转的动作,如抛硬币翻面

  • flip(翻转)+ side(一面)

Collocations

  • but on the flip side / on the flip side of that / flip side of the coin

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