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单词 antithetical
释义
antithetical
adjective
formal
uk
/ˌæn.tɪˈθet.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌæn.t̬əˈθet̬.ɪ.kəl/
(alsoantithetic,uk/ˌæn.tɪˈθet.ɪk/us/ˌæn.t̬əˈθet̬.ɪk/)
exactlytheoppositeof someone or something or of each other:
Theideathatscienceis antitheticaltotheartsiswrong.
Birth anddeathare antithetical.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
completely different
  • oppositeTheir two daughters may look alike, but they are completely opposite to one another.
  • polar oppositesLove and hate are polar opposites.
  • identicalHis opinions are identical to his spouse's.
  • antitheticalHis actions were absolutely antithetical to our code of conduct.
  • converseIf we ask what a citizen must sacrifice for the good of the nation, we must ask the converse question: what will the nation sacrifice for the good of its citizens?
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very different from and inoppositionto someone or something or each other:
相反的，对立的
In herview,elitesportsareactuallyantitheticaltohealthyliving.在她看来，精英运动实际上与健康生活背道而驰。
It'sfascinatingtowonderwhatconnectstheseseeminglyantitheticalcharacters.思考是什么把这些看似对立的角色联系在一起是很有趣的。
They don'tsupporttheideathatreligionanddemocracyare antithetical.他们不赞同宗教与民主对立的观点。
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  • "Torture is antithetical to everything thiscountrystandsfor," he said.
  • Thisdown-to-earth,simpleplaceis antithetical to theusualcoffeeshopexperience.
  • Heclaimedthey werepursuingpoliciesantithetical to thenationalinterest.
  • I do getoffendedwhendonors'moneygets used topursuepoliciesantithetic totheirmorals.
  • These are two antithetical world-views: theworldof thebelieverand theworldof the nonbeliever.
  • Theparagraphcontainstwo antitheticideas.
  • Itappearsfrom thisexamplethat the two of them are antithetical andforeverlockedincombat.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Opposites
  • antinome
  • antithesis
  • antonymous
  • anything
  • anything butidiom
  • countervailing
  • dichotomous
  • dichotomy
  • exactly
  • flip side
  • go into reverseidiom
  • inverse
  • inversely
  • otherwise
  • polar
  • polarity
  • pole
  • poles apartidiom
  • reverse
  • vice versa
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Opposing & against
(Definition ofantitheticalfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
antithetical
adjective
formal
uk
/ˌæn.tɪˈθet.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌæn.t̬əˈθet̬.ɪ.kəl/
(alsoantithetic,/ˌæn.tɪˈθet.ɪk//ˌæn.t̬əˈθet̬.ɪk/)
very different from and inoppositionto someone or something or each other
相反的，对立的
In herview,elitesportsareactuallyantitheticaltohealthyliving.在她看来，精英运动实际上与健康生活背道而驰。
It'sfascinatingtowonderwhatconnectstheseseeminglyantitheticalcharacters.思考是什么把这些看似对立的角色联系在一起是很有趣的。
They don'tsupporttheideathatreligionanddemocracyare antithetical.他们不赞同宗教与民主对立的观点。
See
antithesis
More examples
  • "Torture is antithetical to everything thiscountrystandsfor," he said.
  • Thisdown-to-earth,simpleplaceis antithetical to theusualcoffeeshopexperience.
  • Heclaimedthey werepursuingpoliciesantithetical to thenationalinterest.
  • I do getoffendedwhendonors'moneygets used topursuepoliciesantithetic totheirmorals.
  • These are two antithetical world-views: theworldof thebelieverand theworldof the nonbeliever.
  • Theparagraphcontainstwo antitheticideas.
  • Itappearsfrom thisexamplethat the two of them are antithetical andforeverlockedincombat.

Examplesofantithetical

antithetical
But is the typical soantitheticalto the organic that both should be irrevocably polarised?
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They essentially arrive at the classic view that the mark of the adaptational is design-likeness, albeit limited by constraints andantitheticalforces.
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Without speaking directly to one another, they provide an instructive study ofantitheticalpositions on freedoms of expression.
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This is certainlyantitheticalto the interests of the nation.
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The arbitrary state and the society were completely disconnected andantitheticalto each other.
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This is troubling, and seeminglyantitheticalto the critical purpose: what is the point if finalities aren't achieved, summations delivered?
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The first lies in recognizing how the current paradigm encourages research practices that areantitheticalto developmental principles, yet continue to flourish.
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Pentecostalism, for example, is viewed asantitheticalto ethnic identity because of its fervent belief in universalism and individualism.
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It seems doubtful that theseantitheticalsentences can be characterized as mere noise in samples that otherwise clearly indicate a dependence of case upon agreement.
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It is this impartial stance toward voices, undoubtedlyantitheticalto the training of many clinicians, which emerges as the central tenet of the book.
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Thus, they take the properly modernist stance: these healers areantitheticalto modernity and, because this is a modern country, they must not persist.
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Such gift would be an insult, not a reward, andantitheticalto the tone of the passages in which they appear.
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We believe that these responses are actuallyantitheticalto sound strategy.
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The believer offers an unshakable weltanschauung,antitheticalto that of the atheist.
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This methodological distinction granted, theantitheticalcharacter attached to it remains to be assessed.
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