adversary
英['?dv?s(?)r?]
美['?dv?s?ri]
- n. 對手；敵手
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?adversaries;
助記提示
1、ad- "to" + vers- + -ary.
2、含義：turned toward, fronting, facing, turned against. => hostile, adverse, unfavorable.
3、=> opponent, adversary, rival, enemy; opposite, hostile, contrary.
英文詞源
- adversary (n.)
- mid-14c., aduersere, from Anglo-French adverser (13c.), Old French adversaire "adversary, opponent, enemy," or directly from Latin adversarius "opponent, adversary, rival," noun use of adjective meaning "opposite, hostile, contrary," literally "turned toward one," from adversus "turned against" (see adverse). The Latin word is glossed in Old English by wieerbroca.
雙語例句
- 1. Elliott crossed the finish line just half a second behind his adversary.
- 埃利奧特跨過終點(diǎn)線時(shí)僅比對手落后半秒鐘。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He saw her as his main adversary within the company.
- 他將她視為公司中主要的對手.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. He was as devious as his adversary was ruthless.
- 他的對手冷酷,他也同樣陰險(xiǎn).
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. He was dismayed at the size of his adversary.
- 對手的魁偉身材使他喪失了勇氣.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. He has to pit his wits against an adversary who is cool, clever and cunning.
- 他不得不與一個(gè)冷靜、聰明而又狡猾的對手斗智。
來自柯林斯例句