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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary an·tith·e·sis \\an-ˈti-thə-səs\\ noun ( plural an·tith·e·ses \\-ˌsēz\\) ETYMOLOGY Late Latin, from Greek, literally, opposition, from antitithenai to oppose, from anti- + tithenai to set — more at do
DATE 1529
1. a. (1) the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences (as in “action, not words” or “they promised freedom and provided slavery”) (2) opposition , contrast the antithesis of prose and verse b. (1) the second of two opposing constituents of an antithesis (2) the direct opposite her temperament is the very antithesis of mine2. the second stage of a dialectic process
antithesis
1520s, from L.L. antithesis, from Gk. antithesis "opposition," lit. "a placing against," noun of action from antitithenai "to set against, oppose," a term in logic, from anti- "against" + tithenai "to place," from PIEbase *dhe- "to put, to do" (see factitious).
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishantithesis
noun ADJ. complete, exact, very | sharp VERB + ANTITHESIS be, represent PREP. ~ between the sharp antithesis between their views | ~ of The company represented the antithesis of everything he admired. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 antithesis
an·tith·esis / An5tiWEsis / noun[C, U] (pl. an·tith·eses / An5tiWEsi:z / ) (formal)
1. the opposite of sth
对立(面)；对照:
Love is the antithesis of selfishness.
爱是自私的对立面。
Students finishing their education at 16 is the very antithesis of what society needs.
16 岁停止学业的学生并非社会所需要。
2. a contrast between ten things
(二者间的)对比,对照:
There is an antithesis between the needs of the state and the needs of the people.
政府的需要和人民的需要这二者存在着对立。
• an·ti·thet·ic·al / 7Anti5Wetikl / adj.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged an·tith·e·sis\anˈtithəsə̇s, aan-\ noun( plural antithe·ses \-əˌsēz\) Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, literally, opposition, from antithe- (stem of antitithenai to set against, oppose, from anti- anti- (I) + tithenai to set) + -sis — more at do 1. a. : the rhetorical opposing or contrasting of ideas by means of grammatically parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences (as action, not words or they promised freedom and provided slavery); broadly : a balanced contrast formed by a pair or several pairs of objects or concepts, each member in a pair being the opposite of the other in essence or in particulars < the antithesis of prose and verse > b. (1) : the second of the two opposing constituents of an antithesis < antithesis opposed to thesis > (2) : an object or concept that counteracts or contradicts another < that mystic faith in unseen powers which is the antithesis of materialism — Rose Macaulay > : the direct opposite : contrary < his temperament is the very antithesis of mine >2. : a philosophical proposition opposed to a given thesis a. Kantianism : the negative member of one of the antinomies of reason b. Hegelianism : the negative moment in the movement of thought that denies the thesis and is in turn transcended in the synthesis Synonyms: see comparison
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