
adversaries 是名词 adversary 的复数,常指对手、敌手、对抗者(在竞争、争论、战争或诉讼中与你对立的一方)。在宗教语境中也可指“魔鬼/撒旦(作为‘对抗者’)”,但日常最常用的是“对手/敌手”。
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The two teams have been adversaries for years.
这两支队伍多年来一直是对手。
Though they were political adversaries, they worked together to pass the reform, recognizing that the country’s long-term interests mattered more than winning the argument.
尽管他们在政治上互为对手,但仍合作推动改革,因为他们认识到国家的长远利益比争论输赢更重要。
来自拉丁语 adversarius,意为“对立的人”,源于 adversus(“相对、相反的”)。词根里包含“朝向(ad-)+ 转向(vertere,转)”的概念,引申为“转到对面去的人”→“对手/敌手”。