antithesis
意味: A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.
Antithesis describes the complete and total opposite of something, used for emphatic contrast. In rhetoric, it refers to the deliberate juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases (e.g., 'it was the best of times, it was the worst of times'). In general usage, 'the antithesis of' is the most common construction, stressing that two things could not be more different. The word is widely used in journalism, literary criticism, and everyday educated speech. The plural is 'antitheses.'
例文
- His quiet, methodical approach was the antithesis of her spontaneous, instinctive style. 他沉静、有条不紊的做事方式是她即兴、直觉式风格的完全对立面。Su enfoque tranquilo y metódico era la antítesis del estilo espontáneo e instintivo de ella.彼の静かで几帳面なアプローチは、彼女の自発的で直感的なスタイルの正反対だった。그의 조용하고 체계적인 접근 방식은 그녀의 자발적이고 직감적인 스타일의 정반대였다.
- The brutalist car park stood as the antithesis of everything the conservation society valued. 那座粗野主义风格的停车楼与文物保护协会所珍视的一切背道而驰。El aparcamiento brutalista se erigía como la antítesis de todo lo que la sociedad de conservación valoraba.そのブルータリズム建築の駐車場は、文化財保存協会が大切にするすべてのものの対極に立っていた。그 브루탈리즘 양식의 주차장 건물은 문화재 보존 협회가 소중히 여기는 모든 것의 대극에 서 있었다.
- In many ways, the new policy was the antithesis of what the government had originally promised. 在许多方面,新政策与政府最初承诺的恰恰相反。En muchos sentidos, la nueva política era la antítesis de lo que el gobierno había prometido originalmente.多くの点で、新たな政策は政府が当初約束したこととまさに正反対だった。여러 면에서 새 정책은 정부가 당초 약속했던 것과 정반대였다.
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使い方ガイド
場面: academic, media, literary
トーン: neutral
起源と歴史
From Greek antithesis (opposition, contrast), from antitithenai (to set against), from anti- (against) and tithenai (to place). The rhetorical sense was established in classical Greek and Latin; the broader meaning of direct opposite entered English in the 16th century.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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