antithesis
美 [æn'tɪθəsɪs] 
英 [æn'tɪθəsɪs] 
- n.对照;【语】对语;对语的后半部;【乐】对应乐节
 - 网络对偶;对立;反题
 
复数:antitheses  
n.
opposite,contrast,converse,reverse,opposition
antithesis
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1.  | 对立(面);对照the opposite of sth  | 
Love is the antithesis of selfishness. 爱是自私的对立面。  | |
Students finishing their education at 16 is the very antithesis of what society needs. 16 岁停止学业的学生恰恰无法满足社会的需要。  | 
2.  | (二者间的)对比,对照a contrast between two things  | 
There is an antithesis between the needs of the state and the needs of the people. 政府的需要和人民的需要这二者存在着对立。  |