`Give me liberty, or give me death' is an example of antithesis. ‘不自由, 毋宁死’是对语的一个例子.
The style of his speech was in complete antithesis to mine. 他和我的讲话方式完全相反.
Slavery is the antithesis of freedom. 奴役与自由是对立的.
antithesis antitheses
[ noun ]
exact opposite
<noun.linkdef> his theory is the antithesis of mine
the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
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Antithesis \An*tith"e*sis\, n.; pl. {Antitheses}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to set against, to oppose; ? against + ? to set. See {Thesis}.] 1. (Rhet.) An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, ``The prodigal robs his heir; the miser robs himself.'' ``He had covertly shot at Cromwell; he how openly aimed at the Queen.''
2. The second of two clauses forming an antithesis.
3. Opposition; contrast.
Dafoe is, by necessity, the antithesis, and he delivers well.
She forfeited that title when she married Onassis, the aging Greek who seemed the antithesis of the elegant Kennedy.
Mr. Hagiwara is the antithesis of his predecessor, Robert McBride, the crusty West Point graduate who took early retirement last May at age 58.
Wilson, with bland good looks and a plodding speaking style, is the very antithesis of charisma.
Steel was virtually the antithesis of this modern model.
A formidable player in the government securities market, Dalal is the antithesis of the average Bombay stocker, and would look more comfortable in Wall Street.
Van Zandt, the political antithesis of Steinbrenner, organized the fund-raiser at DeNiro's place.
On the day Amery's piece appeared, the RIBA-run anonymous competition for the conversion of Baltic Mills in Gateshead was won by a Dominic Williams, an 'unknown' architect, the 29-year-old antithesis of an old boy.
Give him the clothes and he'll play the part.' This is despite the fact that in many ways Sir Terry is the antithesis of the traditional, smooth-talking Treasury mandarin.