opponent
英 [ə'pəʊnənt]
美 [ə'ponənt]
- n. 对手；反对者；敌手
- adj. 对立的；敌对的
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1. op- "against" + pon- + -ent.
2. literally "set against, set opposite". => oppose, object to.
opponent 反对者，对手op-,相对，对着的，-pon,放置，词源同pose,component.即对着放的，引申词义反对者，对手。
- opponent (n.)
- 1580s, from Latin opponentem (nominative opponens), present participle of opponere "oppose, object to," literally "set against, set opposite," from ob "against" (see ob-) + ponere "to put, set, place" (see position (n.)).
- 1. Young and old saw in him an implacable opponent of apartheid.
- 无论老少都看出他是种族隔离制度的坚决反对者。
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- 2. The president put the blame squarely on his opponent.
- 总统将责任完全归咎于对手。
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- 3. He's the best opponent I've come across this season, a great player.
- 他是我本赛季遇到的最出色的对手，一位了不起的运动员。
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- 4. Her opponent called her a liar to her face.
- 她的对手当着她面说她是撒谎精。
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- 5. The worst thing you can do is underestimate an opponent.
- 最严重的错误就是低估对手。
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