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单词 adversary
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adversary

noun
/ˈædvəsəri/
/ˈædvərseri/
(plural adversaries)
(formal)
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  1. a person that somebody is opposed to and competing with in an argument or a battle synonym opponent
    • his old political adversary
    • The British considered him a worthy adversary.
    • The two of them were old adversaries.
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • fearsome
    • formidable
    • worthy
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French adversarie, from Latin adversarius ‘opposed, opponent’, from adversus ‘against, opposite’, past participle of advertere, from ad- ‘to’ + vertere ‘to turn’.
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