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juxtaposition

🇬🇧 UK/.dʒʌkstәpә'ziʃәn/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

n.

The placement of two or more things side by side, especially to highlight contrast or comparison.

并列,并置(尤指为突出对比)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
juxtaprefix
+
positto place, put, position
+
ionact, process, state
=juxtaposition

Common Collocations

  • 1.stark juxtaposition鲜明的对比
  • 2.juxtaposition of ideas思想的对比

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The juxtaposition of poverty and wealth highlighted inequality.

  • 2.

    In juxtaposition, the two ideas seemed contradictory.

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