前綴anti-(ant-) = against,opposing
漢:來源于希臘語,意為"against,opposite"注意anti和前面提到的
英:word-forming element meaning "against, opposed to, opposite of, instead," from Old French anti- and directly from Latin anti-, from Greek anti "against, opposite, instead of," also used as a prefix, from PIE *anti "against," also "in front of" (see ante). It appears in some words in Middle English but was not commonly used in word formations until modern times.
1.antagonist
n.person struggling against another,opponent敵手,對(duì)手;反對(duì)者 (對(duì)立爭斗的人)*ant<anti(=against),agon(=struggle)
例句:A story is not complete these days without an antagonist.如今,人們覺得一個(gè)沒有對(duì)手的故事是不完整的。
2.antagonize
v.make an enemy of somebody,irritate into conflict 敵對(duì),引起矛盾 *ant<anti(=against),agon(=struggle)
例句:Malaysia's obstinacy is beginning to antagonize even its allies in ASEAN.馬來西亞的頑固已經(jīng)開始導(dǎo)致東南來的國家聯(lián)盟其他成員的反對(duì)。
3.antibody
n.substance formed in the blood tending to inhibit or destroy harmful bacteria,etc.抗體,解毒素 *anti(=against)
例句:Scientists are finding ways to extract antibodies rfom pigs and use them in medicines for humans.科學(xué)家正在研究如何從豬的身上提取抗體,并將之制成人類可以服用的藥物。
4.antonym
n.opposite(<->synonym)反義詞 *anti(=against),onym(=word,name)
例句:"Cooperative" is one antonym of "intransigent".“協(xié)作的”是“不妥協(xié)的”的反義詞之一。
5.antithesis
n. contrast,direct opposite 對(duì)照,對(duì)立面 *anti(=against),thes(=put)
例句:Foster sees government as the antithesis to freedom.福特斯把政府看成自由對(duì)立面。