【antonym】 - AEAS备考词汇

antonym

UK:  ['æntənɪm]

US:  ['æntənɪm]

复数：antonyms  

n.

1.〔语〕反义词

1 . Knowing that the usual antonym for revenge was forgiveness, the anthropologist still did not go to help the now injured apprentice.
尽管人类学家知道复仇的反义词一般是宽恕，但他还是没有走过去帮助现在已经受伤的徒弟。

2 . An antonym by definition cannot be reflexive, because a term cannot be its own opposite.
因为术语不能为自己的反义词，按定义反义词不能为反射性。

3 . Synonym and antonym relations are symmetric relationships as well.
同义词和反义词关系也是对称关系。

4 . Most writers use dictionaries, thesauri, synonym and antonym reference books, etc. , but this book is unique.
大多数作家使用词典，词汇，同义词和反义词参考书籍等，但是这本书是独一无二的。

5 . The antonymous compound word comes directly from the phrase of antonym, and its source head is the single sound antonym.
反义复词由反义词组词化而来，其源头是成对单音反义词。