Adversary是什么意思?可以将其视为与 Archenemy 具有相同的含义吗?

母语人士的回答
Rebecca
这里的adversary是指opponent 、 rival 、 enemy或competitor 。从这个角度来看,它可能类似于archenemy,意思是敌人,但是archenemy (archenemy/enemy)这个词太强了。因为adversary常用于conflict或dispute等负面情况。例如: Russia and the United States were old adversaries during the Cold War. (俄罗斯和美国在冷战期间是长期的对手。) 示例: I recently bumped into my old video game adversary. We used to get ultra competitive during competitions. (最近我遇到了一个老对手,一上手,竞争就异常激烈。)