adversarial

UK/,ædvə'seərɪəl/US/,ædvә'seәriәl/

Definitions

adj.

Involving opposition or conflict between two sides; (in law/tech) structured as two opposing parties.

对抗性的；敌对的；（法律/技术中）双方对立的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

ad-to, toward, near

versturn

-arialrelating to, having the nature of

=adversarial

ad- (toward) + vers (turn) = 'turned toward,' i.e. facing you as an opponent. An adversary is literally someone 'turned against' you; adversarial describes the relationship where two sides are turned to face each other in conflict.

Root vers still carries 91 more words

Common Collocations

1.adversarial relationship对抗关系
2.adversarial system对抗制
3.adversarial approach对抗性做法

Example Sentences

1.
The two companies have had an adversarial relationship for years.
2.
Court trials use an adversarial system where both sides argue.
3.
In machine learning, adversarial examples are designed to fool a model.

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