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小词详解 | adversary
adversary 英 [ˈædvəsəri] 美 [ˈædvərseri]
But consistent behaviour can have as deterrent an effect as erratic unpredictability: if your adversaries believe that you will keep your word, then your word can shape their actions.
然而始终一致的行为和古怪的不可预测性具有同样的威慑力:如果你的对手相信你会说到做到,那么你的话语会塑造他们的行为。
——《经济学人》The dialogue with allies less than two months into the new administration also underlines the president’s goal of shoring up international partnerships to face down adversaries and, in turn, further American interests.
新政府上任不到两个月就与盟友展开对话,也凸显了总统的目标:加强国际伙伴关系以挫败对手,进而促进美国的利益。
——《纽约时报》
[名词] 在竞赛、冲突或争论中的对手
她赤裸裸地表示想得到他的工作,以至于他们之间说话都带着火药味。因此,在他眼中,她是他在公司中的头号对手。
She coveted his job so blatantly that conversations between them were tense. Hence, he saw her as his main adversary within the company.
"Your adversary has no warning about what kind of magic you're about to perform," said Hermione, "which gives you a split-second advantage."
“对手不知道你打算施什么魔法,”赫敏说,“这就使你占有一刹那间的优势。”
nemesis: a long-standing rival; an archenemy rival: a person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity antagonist: a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary