adversary

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n. 敌手, 对手 a. 敌手的, 敌对的

发音

UK /ˈæd.və.sɛɹi/
UK /ˈæd.və.s(ə)ɹi/
UK /ædˈvɜː.sə.ɹi/
UK /ədˈvɜː.sə.ɹi/
US /ˈæd.vəɹˌsɛɹi/

词形变化

adversaries 复数 adversaries

教材释义与例句

名词

对手；敌手

释义与例句

n. C1
  1. 1.

    An opponent or rival.

    敌手

    对手

    He prepared to fight his adversary.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

opponent antagonist opposer resister

上位词 3

actor worker doer

下位词 9

enemy opposition foe Luddite dueler duelist dueller duellist withstander

词源

From Middle English adversarie, from Anglo-Norman aversaire (in Wace's Life of Saint Margaret) and Old French aversier, aversaire (French adversaire), from Latin adversārius, from adversus (“turned toward”).

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