| [/ænˈtɪθəsɪs; ænˋtɪθəsɪs/] n (pl -ses [/nˈtɪθəsiːz; nˋtɪθəˏsiz/]) 用法:
1 (a) [C usu sing 通常作单数] ~ (of/to sth/sb) direct opposite 正相反; 对立:
Slavery is the antithesis of freedom. 奴役与自由是对立的.
(b) [U] ~ (of sth to sth); ~ (between A and B) contrast; opposition 对照; 相反:
The style of his speech was in complete antithesis to mine. 他和我的讲话方式完全相反. 用法:
2 [C, U] contrast of ideas marked by the choice and arrangement of words 对语; 对句; 对偶; 对照:
`Give me liberty, or give me death' is an example of antithesis. ‘不自由, 毋宁死’是对语的一个例子. |