opposition
英 [?p?'z??(?)n]美['ɑp?'z???n]
- n. 反對；反對派；在野黨；敵對
TOEFLCET4TEM4中高頻詞常用詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?oppositions;形容詞:?oppositional;
助記提示
1. op- "against" + posit- + -ion.
2. literally "set against, set opposite". => oppose, object to.
2. literally "set against, set opposite". => oppose, object to.
中文詞源
opposition 反對，對抗
來自oppose,反對，-ion,名詞后綴。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Stewart has developed a tendency to mix it verbally with the opposition.
- 斯圖爾特現在變得只要和別人意見不合，就準備大吵一架。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Poland provide the opposition for the Scots' last warm-up match at home.
- 蘇格蘭隊在國內最后一場熱身賽的對手是波蘭隊。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The opposition Conservative Party put a different interpretation on the figures.
- 反對黨保守黨對這些數字提出一番不同的解釋。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He expressed his opposition to the lifting of sanctions.
- 他對解除制裁表示反對。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Opposition leaders had called for a boycott of the vote.
- 反對黨領袖已號召人們拒絕投票。
來自柯林斯例句