antithesis

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      音标:[æn'tiθisis]
      n. 对偶, 对照, 对立面
      英汉词典
antithesis的短语、例句:
      ntithesis n (pl -ses ) 1 (a) [C usu sing 通常作单数] ~ (of/to sth/sb) direct opposite 正相反; 对立
      Slavery is the antithesis of freedom. 奴役与自由是对立的. (b) [U] ~ (of sth to sth); ~ (between A and B) contrast; opposition 对照; 相反
      The style of his speech was in complete antithesis to mine. 他和我的讲话方式完全相反. 2 [C, U] contrast of ideas marked by the choice and arrangement of words 对语; 对句; 对偶; 对照
      `Give me liberty, or give me death´ is an example of antithesis. ´不自由, 毋宁死´是对语的一个例子.