| 单词 | antithetic |
| 释义 | antithetic (once / 52068 pages) adj Things that are antithetic to one another contradict or oppose each other. You might say that eating too many jellybeans at snack time is antithetic to a calm, focused preschool class. The adjective antithetic is perfect for describing something that clashes with or cancels something else out. Your brother's political beliefs are antithetic to yours if he votes for conservative Republicans while you favor progressive Democrats. And the number of miles your sister has to drive a car each week might be antithetic to her beliefs about conserving energy. The Greek root of antithetic is antithetos, "placed in opposition." WORD FAMILYantithetic: antithetically USAGE EXAMPLESA cynic might consider the antithetic protests an attempt to place just such a notion in the minds of readers, an attempt which failed. BBC(Aug 30, 2015) The hand seemed to me a very proper antithetic recompense for the foot. Gautier, Th?ophile, One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other...(2012) The writer of Money laboured to reproduce the antithetic polish of his original. Escott, T. H. S. (Thomas Hay Sweet), Social Transformations of the Victo...(2012) adj sharply contrasted in character or purpose hope is antithetic to despair Syn antithetical different unlike in nature or quality or form or degree |
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