contradistinction

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌkɒntɹədɪˈstɪŋkʃn̩/    美 /ˌkɑntɹədɪˈstɪŋkʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Distinction by contrast; the provision of one example against which another example may be defined.
    — We used hamburgers and soda in contradistinction to healthy food.
  2. The quality of being contradistinctive.

词形变化

contradistinctions plural

词汇关系

衍生词
contradistinctive contradistinctively
相关词
contradistinguish

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Italic *-teros
Proto-Italic *komterosder.
Proto-Italic *komterād
Latin contrābor.
English contra-
English distinction
English contradistinction
From contra- + distinction.
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