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adversative

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对抗性的,对抗性,对抗性强的,敌对的

Related Words

antagonistic对抗性的,对抗性,对抗性强,敌对性 adverse不利的,不利于,不利,有害的 antipathetic反感,反感者,反感的,反感的人 opposed对立的,反对的,被反对的,反对的是

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis: “But” is an adversative conjunction.

n.名词 noun

1
- : an adversative word or proposition.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inadversarial

Synonyms

antagonistic对抗性的,对抗性,对抗性强,敌对性 adverse不利的,不利于,不利,有害的 antipathetic反感,反感者,反感的,反感的人 opposed对立的,反对的,被反对的,反对的是

Examples

Without the adversative, the colon is to be preferred: "Prosperity showeth vice: adversity, virtue."
Another example is, "Only the star dazzles; the planet has a faint, moon-like ray" (adversative).
They are sometimes adversative; sometimes they are simply cumulative.
The que here has a slight adversative force, as is often the case with et.
But the conjunction is often omitted in copulative and adversative clauses, as in Sec.

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