ntithesis
n
(pl -ses )
1
(a) [C usu sing 通常作單數]
~ (of/to sth/sb) direct opposite 正相反; 對立
Slavery is the antithesis of freedom. 奴役與自由是對立的.
(b) [U] ~ (of sth to sth); ~ (between A and B) contrast; opposition 對照; 相反
The style of his speech was in complete antithesis to mine. 他和我的講話方式完全相反.
2 [C, U] contrast of ideas marked by the choice and arrangement of words 對語; 對句; 對偶; 對照
`Give me liberty, or give me death' is an example of antithesis. '不自由, 毋寧死'是對語的一個例子.