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antipodean

/an-tip-uh-dee-uhn/US // ænˌtɪp əˈdi ən //

反观美国,反观美国人,反观美国本土,反观美国的

Related Words

antipodal反方向,反方向性,反义词,反方向的adverse不利的,不利于,不利,有害的antithetical对立的,反义的,对立面,对立面的contradictory矛盾的,互相矛盾的,矛盾,矛盾的是contrary反之,相反的,相反地,相反的是converse匡威,匡时,匡威公司,匡威的diametric二角,二元,二次方,二次元diametrical对称的,对称,对立的,对角线inverse逆转,倒数,颠倒,逆向obverse正面,正面的,正面的例子opposed对立的,反对的,被反对的,反对的是polar极地,极地的,极点,极地人reverse逆转,反转,逆向,颠倒

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or originating from places on the opposite side of the globe, especially Australia and New Zealand; antipodal: One can only assume that an inch-long European cockroach is of little concern to a woman accustomed to antipodean spiders the size of dinner plates.
    • : directly or diametrically opposite; antipodal: The vector map includes lines that pass through the antipodean meridian.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : someone who lives in or comes from the opposite side of the globe, especially Australia or New Zealand:As the flooding disaster follows hot on the heels of Australia’s droughts and fires, we antipodeans wonder what we've done to have these natural disasters visited upon us.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.opposite
Synonyms
antipodal反方向,反方向性,反义词,反方向的adverse不利的,不利于,不利,有害的antithetical对立的,反义的,对立面,对立面的contradictory矛盾的,互相矛盾的,矛盾,矛盾的是contrary反之,相反的,相反地,相反的是converse匡威,匡时,匡威公司,匡威的diametric二角,二元,二次方,二次元diametrical对称的,对称,对立的,对角线inverse逆转,倒数,颠倒,逆向obverse正面,正面的,正面的例子opposed对立的,反对的,被反对的,反对的是opposing对立的,对立,对立面,反对的polar极地,极地的,极点,极地人reverse逆转,反转,逆向,颠倒

Examples

  • An incident of our stay in Adelaide may serve to show the mental attitude of your average Antipodean.

  • It is full of excellent imported trout, which flourish well in these antipodean waters and attain a weight of six or seven pounds.

  • He is the antipodean agitator, and the acknowledged benefactor of his fellow colonists in their land of adoption.

  • And now a word about this antipodean land on which our unlucky hero looked out from the prison-ship.

  • Artificial lakes are made for the cultivation of fish caught in Antipodean streams.

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