| 释义 |
opposition /op-ə-zishˈən/ noun- The act of opposing or of setting opposite
- The state of being opposed or placed opposite
- Opposed or opposite position
- An opposite
- Contrast
- Contradistinction
- Resistance
- A difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate (logic)
- A body of opposers
- (also with cap; with the) the parliamentary party that opposes the government or existing administration
- The situation of a celestial body, as seen from the earth, when it is directly opposite to another, esp the sun (astronomy)
adjective Of the parliamentary opposition ORIGIN: L oppositiō, -ōnis, from L oppōnere, oppositum to place against or opposite opposiˈtional adjective opposiˈtionist noun A member of the opposition |