单词 | antithesis |
释义 | Word Frequency antithesis(ænˈtɪθɪsɪs) nounWord forms: plural -ses (-ˌsiːz) 1. the exact opposite 2. contrast or opposition 3. rhetoric the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, phrases, or words so as to produce an effect of balance, such as my words fly up, my thoughts remain below 4. philosophy the second stage in the Hegelian dialectic contradicting the thesis before resolution by the synthesis Word origin C15: via Latin from Greek: a setting against, from anti- + tithenai to place |
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