单词 | anti-american |
释义 | anti-American in British Englishadjective opposed to anything of or relating to the United States of America anti-American in American English (ˌæntiəˈmerɪkən, ˌæntai-) adjective 1. opposed or hostile to the United States of America, its people, its principles, or its policies noun 2. an anti-American person Derived forms anti-Americanism noun Word origin [1765–75, Amer., in sense “anticolonial;” anti- + american]This word is first recorded in the period 1765–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backwash, civilization, lightweight, mocha, statementanti- is a prefix meaning “against,” “opposite of,” “antiparticle of,” used in the formationof compound words (anticline); used freely in combination with elements of any origin (antibody; antifreeze; antiknock; antilepton)Examples of 'anti-American' in a sentence |
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