antithetical
adjective formal uk/ˌæn.tɪˈθet.ɪ.kəl/ us/ˌæn.t̬əˈθet̬.ɪ.kəl/ (also antithetic, /ˌæn.tɪˈθet.ɪk/ /ˌæn.t̬əˈθet̬.ɪk/)
对立的
exactly the opposite of someone or something or of each other
The idea that science is antithetical to the arts is wrong. 将科学与艺术对立的观点是错误的。
Birth and death are antithetical. 生与死是对立的。
相反的，对立的
very different from and in opposition to someone or something or each other
In her view, elite sports are actually antithetical to healthy living. 在她看来，精英运动实际上与健康生活背道而驰。
It's fascinating to wonder what connects these seemingly antithetical characters. 思考是什么把这些看似对立的角色联系在一起是很有趣的。
They don't support the idea that religion and democracy are antithetical. 他们不赞同宗教与民主对立的观点。
See: antithesis
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- "Torture is antithetical to everything this country stands for," he said.
- This down-to-earth, simple place is antithetical to the usual coffee shop experience.
- He claimed they were pursuing policies antithetical to the national interest.
- I do get offended when donors' money gets used to pursue policies antithetic to their morals.
- These are two antithetical world-views: the world of the believer and the world of the nonbeliever.
- The paragraph contains two antithetic ideas.
- It appears from this example that the two of them are antithetical and forever locked in combat.