antagonist
/ænˈtægənɪst/noun
1- a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary对立者; 对手; 敌手：
the woman was forcing her antagonist's face into the mud.
这女人正在把敌手的脸按到烂泥里。
1.1
- Biochemistry a substance which interferes with or inhibits the physiological action of another【生化】拮抗物。比较 AGONIST.
1.2
- Anatomy a muscle whose action counteracts that of another specified muscle【剖】拮抗肌, 对抗肌。比较AGONIST.
词源
late 16th cent.: from French antagoniste or late Latin antagonista, from Greek antagōnistēs, from antagōnizesthai 'struggle against' （see ANTAGONIZE）.