adversary

adversary

a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe; one who is an opponent in a contest; a contestant; one who fights determinedly and relentlessly: He was a worthy adversary.
Not to be confused with:adversity – catastrophe, disaster; trouble, misery; adverse fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune: In times of adversity, she crumbles.antagonist – a person who opposes another, often in a hostile manner: The man was his antagonist in a duel.; an enemy, foe; the adversary of the hero or protagonist in a literary work

ad·ver·sar·y

A0104900 (ăd′vər-sĕr′ē)n. pl. ad·ver·sar·ies 1. An opponent; an enemy.2. Adversary The Devil; Satan. Often used with the.

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[Middle English adversarie, from Latin adversārius, enemy, from adversus, against; see adverse.]

adversary

(ˈædvəsərɪ) n, pl -saries1. a person or group that is hostile to someone; enemy2. an opposing contestant in a game or sportadj the US term for adversarial²[C14: from Latin adversārius, from adversus against. See adverse]

ad•ver•sar•y

(ˈæd vərˌsɛr i)

n., pl. -sar•ies,
adj. n. 1. a person, group, etc., that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy. 2. an opponent in a contest; contestant. adj. 3. of or pertaining to an adversary. 4. involving adversaries, as plaintiff and defendant in a legal proceeding. Also, ad•ver•sar•i•al (ˌæd vərˈsɛər i əl) [1300–50; < Anglo-French < Latin]ad′ver•sar`i•ness, n.

Adversary

 

1. An adversary as easily wiped out as writing on a chalkboard —Elyse Sommer
2. Being in the same room with the two men was like dropping in on a reunion of Capulets and Montagues —P. G. Wodehouse
3. A dead enemy is as good as a cold friend —German proverb
4. Fill me with strength against those who … like water held in the hands would spill me —Louis MacNeice

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

adversary - someone who offers opposition antagonist, opposer, resister, opponentindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"dueler, duelist, dueller, duellist - a person who fights duelsfoe, foeman, enemy, opposition - an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"Luddite - any opponent of technological progresswithstander - an opponent who resists with force or resolution; "obstinate withstanders of innovation"

adversary

noun opponent, rival, opposer, enemy, competitor, foe, contestant, antagonist His political adversaries were creating trouble for him.
friend, partner, ally, colleague, associate, supporter, helper, collaborator, accomplice, confederate, co-worker, main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), cobber (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z. informal)

adversary

nounOne that opposes another in a battle, contest, controversy, or debate:antagonist, opponent, opposer, opposition, oppositionist, resister.

Translations

敌手对手

adversary

(ˈӕdvəsəri) – plural ˈadversaries – noun an opponent; an enemy. his adversary in the chess match. 對手，敵手 对手，敌手

adversary

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