opponent
英 [?'p??n?nt]
美[?'pon?nt]
- n. 對(duì)手；反對(duì)者；敵手
- adj. 對(duì)立的；敵對(duì)的
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?opponents;
助記提示
1. op- "against" + pon- + -ent.
2. literally "set against, set opposite". => oppose, object to.
2. literally "set against, set opposite". => oppose, object to.
中文詞源
opponent 反對(duì)者，對(duì)手
op-,相對(duì)，對(duì)著的，-pon,放置，詞源同pose,component.即對(duì)著放的，引申詞義反對(duì)者，對(duì)手。
英文詞源
- opponent (n.)
- 1580s, from Latin opponentem (nominative opponens), present participle of opponere "oppose, object to," literally "set against, set opposite," from ob "against" (see ob-) + ponere "to put, set, place" (see position (n.)).
雙語例句
- 1. Young and old saw in him an implacable opponent of apartheid.
- 無論老少都看出他是種族隔離制度的堅(jiān)決反對(duì)者。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The president put the blame squarely on his opponent.
- 總統(tǒng)將責(zé)任完全歸咎于對(duì)手。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He's the best opponent I've come across this season, a great player.
- 他是我本賽季遇到的最出色的對(duì)手，一位了不起的運(yùn)動(dòng)員。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Her opponent called her a liar to her face.
- 她的對(duì)手當(dāng)著她面說她是撒謊精。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The worst thing you can do is underestimate an opponent.
- 最嚴(yán)重的錯(cuò)誤就是低估對(duì)手。
來自柯林斯例句