đối kháng
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Adjective:
- Antagonistic, opposing: Describes a state or relationship characterized by direct, active, or fundamental opposition, often implying conflict or hostility between forces, ideas, or groups.
- Irreconcilable, contradictory: Refers to contradictions or conflicts that are fundamental and cannot be easily resolved or harmonized.
Noun:
- Antagonism: The state or condition of being in active opposition or conflict.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Hai phe có lợi ích đối kháng. (The two factions have antagonistic interests.)
- Đó là một mâu thuẫn đối kháng. (That is an antagonistic contradiction.)
- Noun:
- Sự đối kháng giữa họ ngày càng gia tăng. (The antagonism between them is increasing.)
Advanced Usage
- "Mâu thuẫn đối kháng": A fixed phrase in political or philosophical discourse meaning "antagonistic contradiction," denoting a fundamental conflict of interests that typically requires a decisive struggle for resolution.
- Giai cấp công nhân và giai cấp tư sản tồn tại trong mâu thuẫn đối kháng. (The working class and the bourgeois class exist in an antagonistic contradiction.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đối kháng nhau (verb phrase): To be antagonistic towards each other, to oppose each other.
- Hai ý kiến đó hoàn toàn đối kháng nhau. (Those two opinions are completely antagonistic to each other.)
- Tính đối kháng (noun phrase): The quality of being antagonistic.
- Tính đối kháng trong cuộc tranh luận là rất rõ. (The antagonistic nature of the debate is very clear.)
Synonyms
- Đối lập: Opposite, opposing (can be less intense than 'đối kháng').
- Xung đột: Conflict, clash.
- Chống đối: To oppose, resistance.
Related Phrases / Idioms
- "Ở thế đối kháng": To be in an antagonistic position/stance.
- Hai công ty luôn ở thế đối kháng trên thương trường. (The two companies are always in an antagonistic position in the marketplace.)
- Antagonistic
- Mâu thuẫn đối khángAntagonistic contradiction