opposite
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Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(not comparable)Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road.
- 2.
(not comparable)(botany) Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
- 3.
(not comparable)Facing in the other direction.
They were moving in opposite directions.
- 4.
(not comparable)Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
He is attracted to the opposite sex.
- 5.
(not comparable)Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
, Book III Particles of speech have divers, and sometimes almost opposite, significations.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
Something opposite or contrary to something else.
- 2.
A person or thing that is entirely different from or the reverse of someone or something else; used to show contrast between two people or two things.
She is the opposite of her ex-boyfriend who abused her both physically and verbally nearly every day for five years. She now works as an advocate and supportive listener for others who have endured abusive relationships.
- 3.
An opponent.
- 4.
An antonym.
"Up" is the opposite of "down".
- 5.
(mathematics) An additive inverse.
Trạng từ
adverb- 1.
(not comparable)In an opposite position.
I was on my seat and she stood opposite.
Where's the bus station? -Over there, just opposite.
- 2.
(not comparable)(television) On another channel at the same time.
preposition
prepositionopposit
- 1.
Facing, or across from.
There’s a bus stop opposite the faculty entrance, right on the other side of the road.
- 2.
In a complementary role to.
He played opposite Marilyn Monroe.
- 3.
(television) On another channel at the same time.
The game show Just Men! aired opposite The Young and the Restless on CBS.
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Middle English opposit, borrowed from Old French oposite, from la oppositus, perfect passive participle of oppōnō (to oppose). Compare oppose.