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.

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