| 单词 |
oppositional |
| 释义 |
oppositional, a.|ɒpəˈzɪʃənəl| [f. prec. + -al1.] †1. Of or pertaining to astronomical opposition.
1686Goad Celest. Bodies ii. iv. 199 The Quincunx of Sol, a Sign distant from the Oppositional Line. Ibid. xiv. 354 This seems a Conjunctional Comet..it may be reckoned Oppositional, in respect of the Fixed Stars. 2. Pertaining to, or having the character of, opposition or hostile action; belonging to, or connected with, the parliamentary opposition.
1829Examiner 754/1 It [the revenue] loses its oppositional, grim, taxing-man aspect. 1857Chamb. Jrnl. VII. 97, I saw the premier,..and other people, ministerial and oppositional. 1885tr. Wellhausen's Proleg. Hist. Israel iv. i. 138 Their extraordinary and oppositional action. |

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