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adversary

noun
🔊/ˈædvəsəri/
🔊/ˈædvərseri/
(plural adversaries)
(formal)
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  1. a person that somebody is opposed to and competing with in an argument or a battle（辩论、战斗中的）敌手，对手 synonym opponent
    • his old political adversary他的老政治对手
    • The British considered him a worthy adversary.英国人视他为劲敌。
    • The two of them were old adversaries.这俩人是老对手了。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • fearsome
    • formidable
    • worthy
    • …
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French adversarie, from Latin adversarius ‘opposed, opponent’, from adversus ‘against, opposite’, past participle of advertere, from ad- ‘to’ + vertere ‘to turn’.