antithesis

🇬🇧 UK/ænˈtiθisis, ænˈtiθəsis/🇺🇸 US/æn'tiθisis/

GREC2

Definitions

n.

The exact opposite of something; a rhetorical device contrasting two opposing ideas in parallel form.

对立面；对照修辞法

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived

antiagainst, opposite

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thesisstem

=antithesis

Common Collocations

1.stark antithesis鲜明的对比
2.true antithesis完全相反

Example Sentences

1.
Freedom and oppression stand as a stark antithesis in political discourse.
2.
Her quiet nature was the perfect antithesis of her brother's boisterous personality.

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