1. 1對抗的、對立的(法律上常說「對抗制」)

    If a system is adversarial, two sides stand against each other and try to win. Law courts in some countries work this way: one side says you did it, the other side says you did not, and a judge or a jury decides. can be adversarial too — parties attack each other instead of building something together. The word is fairly formal. You meet it in news, law, and serious talk more than at the dinner table. Though actually people stretch it: any meeting that feels like a fight — a boss and a union, two companies, even two friends who always argue — can be called adversarial. It describes the setup (two sides opposed), not just one angry person. It is not the same as adverse, which means unfavourable or harmful: adverse weather is bad weather, not a courtroom.

組成Probably from adversary + -al (the ending that makes an adjective: “of or like an adversary”).

同家族的字

  • adversarythe noun this adjective is built from: the person or side against you
  • adversesame Latin adversus, “turned toward / against” — but this one means unfavourable, not “set up as a fight”
  • adversitysame root; hardship rather than an opponent

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

adversarialadj/ˌæd.vəˈsɛə.ɹi.əl/

  • 1

    Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed.

    • In polling by the Pew Research Center in November 2008, fully half the respondents thought the two parties would cooperate more in the coming year, versus only 36 percent who thought the climate would grow more adversarial.
    • The White Paper therefore aims to tackle complexity rather then ownership of the railways, and to eliminate "the adversarial relationships between operators, suppliers, NR and government".
  • 2

    lawIn which issues are tried through the presentation of evidence and argument by adverse parties, with no or limited inquiry by the court's own initiative.

    • Canada uses an adversarial system of criminal justice, whereas France uses an inquisitorial model.

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