单词 | opponent |
释义 | opponent[ uh-poh-nuhnt ] / əˈpoʊ nənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR opponent ON THESAURUS.COM nouna person who is on an opposing side in a game, contest, controversy, or the like; adversary. adjectivebeing opposite, as in position. opposing; adverse; antagonistic. Anatomy. bringing parts together or into opposition, as a muscle. Origin of opponent1580–90; <Latin oppōnent- (stem of oppōnēns, present participle of oppōnere to place over, against, or in front of, make an obstacle), equivalent to op-op- + pōn(ere) to place, set, put + -ent--ent SYNONYMS FOR opponent1 antagonist. SEE SYNONYMS FOR opponent ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR opponent1 ally, friend. SEE ANTONYMS FOR opponent ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for opponent1. Opponent, competitor, rival refer to persons engaged in a contest. Opponent is the most impersonal, meaning merely one who opposes; perhaps one who continually blocks and frustrates or one who happens to be on the opposite side in a temporary contest: an opponent in a debate. Competitor emphasizes the action in striving against another, or others, for a definite, common goal: competitors in business. Rival has both personal and emotional connotations; it emphasizes the idea that (usually) two persons are struggling to attain the same object: rivals for an office. Words nearby opponentOppenheim's syndrome, oppidan, oppilate, oppo, opponency, opponent, opportune, opportunism, opportunist, opportunistic, opportunistic infection Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for opponentBritish Dictionary definitions for opponentopponent / (əˈpəʊnənt) / nouna person who opposes another in a contest, battle, etc anatomy an opponent muscle adjectiveopposite, as in position anatomy (of a muscle) bringing two parts into opposition opposing; contrary Derived forms of opponentopponency, nounWord Origin for opponentC16: from Latin oppōnere to oppose, from ob- against + pōnere to place Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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