adversary

adversary
[ˈadvəs(ə)ri]
(pl. -ies)
  1. 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
  1. another term for adversarial
    同 adversarial
    the confrontations of adversary politics.
    敌对政见的对峙。
语源
  1. Middle English : from Old French adversarie, from Latin adversarius 'opposed, opponent', from adversus (see adverse)
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