opposition
英 [ɒpə'zɪʃ(ə)n]
美 ['ɑpə'zɪʃən]
CET4 TEM4 TOEFL
1. op- "against" + posit- + -ion.
2. literally "set against, set opposite". => oppose, object to.
- opposition (n.)
- late 14c., an astrological term for the situation of two heavenly bodies exactly across from one another in the heavens, from Old French oposicion (12c.) or directly from Latin oppositionem (nominative oppositio) "act of opposing, a placing against," noun of action from past participle stem of opponere "set against" (see opponent). Meaning "that which is opposite something else" is from 1540s; meaning "contrast, antagonism" first attested 1580s; sense of "political party opposed to the one in power" is from 1704. Related: Oppositional.
- 1. Stewart has developed a tendency to mix it verbally with the opposition.
- 斯图尔特现在变得只要和别人意见不合，就准备大吵一架。
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- 2. Poland provide the opposition for the Scots' last warm-up match at home.
- 苏格兰队在国内最后一场热身赛的对手是波兰队。
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- 3. The opposition Conservative Party put a different interpretation on the figures.
- 反对党保守党对这些数字提出一番不同的解释。
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- 4. He expressed his opposition to the lifting of sanctions.
- 他对解除制裁表示反对。
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- 5. Opposition leaders had called for a boycott of the vote.
- 反对党领袖已号召人们拒绝投票。
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