antithetic
/an-tuh-thet-i-kuhl/US // ˌæn təˈθɛt ɪ kəl //UK // (ˌæntɪˈθɛtɪkəl) //
反义词,反语,对立的,对立面
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Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : of the nature of or involving antithesis.
- : directly opposed or contrasted; opposite.
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Examples
Thus beer and wine do not become antithetic choices that define either a nation or what kind of society it is.
The body consists of two antithetic parts (antimera), and has no trace of radial structure.
In the course of a Scientific Congress at Munich in 1877 the conflict of these antithetic views of nature came into sharp relief.
Strange to say, he became my most intimate friend and confidant—antithetic pair!
Antithetic and axiomatic sentences abound in his pages, embodying literally the wisdom of the many in the wit of one.
Such work is directly antithetic to that of the city fireman who goes to his duties with a crowd looking on.
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