If one thing is antithetical to another, it is exactly opposite — not a bit different, but against it in spirit. A life of showing off your money is antithetical to a promise to live simply.

If one thing is antithetical to another如果一件事對另一件事來說是antithetical，it is exactly opposite那就是完全相反 — not a bit different, but against it in spirit不是有點不一樣，而是精神上互相對立。A life of showing off your money is antithetical to a promise to live simply炫耀財富的生活和「要過簡樸生活」的承諾是互相對立的。

The usual pattern is antithetical to. It is a formal, essay word.

The usual pattern is antithetical to常見的用法是 antithetical to。It is a formal, essay word這是個正式的、寫文章用的字。

People reach for opposite or “clashes with” in ordinary talk. Though actually, speakers sometimes use it a little loosely, for “I don’t like this” or “this doesn’t fit,” when a true opposite would be a clean mirror.

People reach for opposite or “clashes with” in ordinary talk日常說話大家會用opposite或「clashes with」。Though actually不過事實上，speakers sometimes use it a little loosely有時候人們用得比較鬆散，for “I don’t like this” or “this doesn’t fit,”意思只是「我不喜歡這個」或「這個不搭」，when a true opposite would be a clean mirror而真正的對立應該是完全的鏡像對照。

Teachers of writing like the strict sense. It describes a relationship between two things; it is not a mood word the way antipathetic is.

Teachers of writing like the strict sense教寫作的老師喜歡它嚴格的意思。It describes a relationship between two things它描述的是兩件事之間的關係；it is not a mood word the way antipathetic is它不像antipathetic那樣是個表達情緒的字。