po·lar·i·ty /pəʊˈlærətɪ/ n. 1. (二)极性；极 ionic polarity 离子极性 A magnet has polarity. 磁体具有二极性。 an electric terminal with positive polarity 正电极接线柱 2. (性质、特点等的)正好相反，截然对立；极端 the acute polarity between extreme passion and extreme control 极端纵情和极端克制两者之间的尖锐对立 the polarity between the fifties and the sixties 50年代和60年代的截然不同 view politics exclusively in terms of the left (right) polarity 完全从左(右)的极端来观察政治