one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute 对手,敌手 Davis beat his old adversary in the quarter-finals. 戴维斯在1/4决赛中击败了老对手。 ■(the Adversary)the Devil 撒旦,魔鬼,恶棍
adjective
another term for adversarial 同 adversarial the confrontations of adversary politics. 敌对政见的对峙。
语源
Middle English : from Old French adversarie, from Latin adversarius 'opposed, opponent', from adversus (see adverse)