One hostile to another. 敌人。 I made an enemy of his wife. 我与他的妻子为敌了。 A foe; antagonist; a hostile army. 仇敌;敌对者;敌军。 A hostile unit or force. 敌方的一单位或武力。 Something harmful or deadly. 有害的或致命的事物。 An easy disposition may be enemy to success. 随和可能是成功之敌。 the enemy of health 有害健康的事(物)。 Enemy and foe are alike in the idea of intending injury; in private life, both suggest personal hatred, which is absent in military language. Enemy 及 foe 两字均表存有伤害之意;私人方面言之,两字均表仇恨,但在军事术语中,则无此意: In war they were our enemies, but in peace, our friends. 战时他们是我们的敌人,平时则为我们的朋友。 Foe is a more literary or poetic word than enemy. Foe 与 enemy 同义,不过常用于文学或诗句中。 Opponent emphasizes the idea of resistance, but usually with no suggestion of hatred. Opponent 则着重对立之意,但无仇恨存乎其间: Our opponents opened the debate. 对方展开辩论。 |