什么是 Antithesis?
Antithesis(/ænˈtɪθəsɪs/)源自希腊语 antitithenai,意为“放置对立面”。它由前缀 anti-(反对、对立)和词根 -thesis(放置、论点)组成。
在修辞学中,antithesis 指通过将两个相反或对比的概念并列,以增强表达效果。例如:“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”(这是最好的时代,也是最坏的时代。)
词根拆解
- anti-:表示“反对、对抗、对立”,如 antibiotic(抗生素)、antifreeze(防冻剂)。
- -thesis:来自希腊语 thesis,意为“放置、主张、论点”,如 hypothesis(假设)、synthesis(综合)。
因此,antithesis = anti- + thesis = “对立的论点”。
常见用法与例句
The speech used antithesis effectively: “Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.”
In literature, light and darkness often serve as an antithesis to symbolize good and evil.
相关词汇拓展
- Antithetical(adj.):对立的,截然相反的。
例:His views are antithetical to mine. - Thesis(n.):论文;论点。
例:She defended her doctoral thesis last week. - Synthesis(n.):综合,合成(与 antithesis 相对)。
例:The new theory is a synthesis of old ideas.
小测验(JavaScript 交互)
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