antagonist
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 敌手，对手
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 源自 ←拉丁语 antagonista
- 源自 ←古希腊语 ἀνταγωνιστής “opponent”
原始词根
原始印欧语 *h₂eǵ-
词源说明
From Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”).
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- An opponent or enemy.
- One who antagonizes or stirs.
- (biochemistry) A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of other agonist chemicals, such as endogenous chemical messengers.
- (authorship) The main character