antithesis
Word family nounantithetantithesisadjectiveantitheticadverbantithetically
an·tith·e·sis /ænˈtɪθɪsɪs/ noun (plural antitheses /-siːz/) [countableC] formalOPPOSITE/REVERSE the complete opposite of something 正相反,相对;对立面antithesis of This is not democratic. It is the antithesis of democracy. 这不民主,而是民主的对立面。
Origin antithesis (1500-1600) Late Latin Greek,
“opposition”, from
antitithenai “to be against”, from
anti- (
→ ANTI-) +
tithenai “to put”