antagonist

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n. 敌手, 对手 [化] 对抗物; 拮抗物; 反协同剂; 反协同试剂

发音

UK /ænˈtæɡənɪst/
其它
CA /ænˈtæɡənɪst/
US /ænˈtæɡənɪst/
CA /ɛə̯nˈtæɡənɪst/
US /ɛə̯nˈtæɡənɪst/
AU /ænˈtæɡənɪst/

词形变化

antagonists 复数 antagonists

别名

antabonist antag

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An opponent or enemy.

    对手

    敌手

  2. 2.

    One who antagonizes or stirs.

  3. 3.

    A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of other agonist chemicals, such as endogenous chemical messengers.

    拮抗剂

    化学 生物

    2001: The calcium antagonists represent one of the top ten classes of prescription drugs in terms of commercial value, with worldwide sales of nearly $10 billion in 1999. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 41)

  4. 4.

    The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama.

    媒体
  5. 5.

    A muscle that acts in opposition to another.

    拮抗肌

    医学

    A flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

opponent adversary opposer resister

反义词 2

agonist synergist

上位词 4

drug actor worker doer

下位词 10

enemy opposition foe Luddite dueler duelist dueller duellist tamoxifen withstander

词源

From Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”).

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