a person that somebody is opposed to and competing with in an argument or a battle synonym opponent(辩论、战斗中的)敌手,对手 his old political adversary 他的老政治对手 The British considered him a worthy adversary. 英国人视他为劲敌。 The two of them were old adversaries. 这俩人是老对手了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fearsome
- formidable
- worthy
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French adversarie, from Latin adversarius ‘opposed, opponent’, from adversus ‘against, opposite’, past participle of advertere, from ad- ‘to’ + vertere ‘to turn’.