antithetical
/ˌæntɪˈθetɪkəl/adjective
1
- directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible针锋相对的; 互不相容的:
people whose religious beliefs are antithetical to mine.
其宗教信仰和我的宗教信仰相对立的人。
2
- connected with, containing, or using the rhetorical device of antithesis(修辞手法)对偶的。
派生词
antithetic
adjectiveantithetically
adverb词源
late 16th cent. (in sense 2): from Greek antithetikos, from antithetos 'placed in opposition', from antitithenai 'set against'.