• n. 對手；反對者；敵手
• adj. 對立的；敵對的

op-,相對，對著的，-pon,放置，詞源同pose,component.即對著放的，引申詞義反對者，對手。

opponent (n.)

1580s, from Latin opponentem (nominative opponens), present participle of opponere "oppose, object to," literally "set against, set opposite," from ob "against" (see ob-) + ponere "to put, set, place" (see position (n.)).

1. Young and old saw in him an implacable opponent of apartheid.

無論老少都看出他是種族隔離制度的堅決反對者。

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2. The president put the blame squarely on his opponent.

總統將責任完全歸咎于對手。

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3. He's the best opponent I've come across this season, a great player.

他是我本賽季遇到的最出色的對手，一位了不起的運動員。

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4. Her opponent called her a liar to her face.

她的對手當著她面說她是撒謊精。

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5. The worst thing you can do is underestimate an opponent.

最嚴重的錯誤就是低估對手。

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