opposition

英 [?p?'z??(?)n] 美['ɑp?'z???n]

TOEFLCET4TEM4中高頻詞常用詞匯

復(fù)數(shù):?oppositions;形容詞:?oppositional;

1. op- "against" + posit- + -ion.
2. literally "set against, set opposite". => oppose, object to.

opposition 反對(duì)，對(duì)抗

來(lái)自oppose,反對(duì)，-ion,名詞后綴。

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.

1. Stewart has developed a tendency to mix it verbally with the opposition.: 斯圖爾特現(xiàn)在變得只要和別人意見(jiàn)不合，就準(zhǔn)備大吵一架。

2. Poland provide the opposition for the Scots' last warm-up match at home.: 蘇格蘭隊(duì)在國(guó)內(nèi)最后一場(chǎng)熱身賽的對(duì)手是波蘭隊(duì)。

3. The opposition Conservative Party put a different interpretation on the figures.: 反對(duì)黨保守黨對(duì)這些數(shù)字提出一番不同的解釋。

4. He expressed his opposition to the lifting of sanctions.: 他對(duì)解除制裁表示反對(duì)。

5. Opposition leaders had called for a boycott of the vote.: 反對(duì)黨領(lǐng)袖已號(hào)召人們拒絕投票。