enemy

'enimi

自考高考四级考研 Collins 3

n. an opposing military force
n. an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
n. any hostile group of people

n. 敌人, 仇敌, 敌军
a. 敌人的

Collins 星级

Oxford 级别

1,860

BNC 频率

1,596

使用频率

enemy 由词根 enem- 和名词后缀 -y 组成，其中 enem- 源自拉丁语 inimicus，意思是敌人。可以记住 enemy 和 friend 是一对反义词。

例句

1. The soldier faced his enemy with courage.

这名士兵勇敢地面对他的敌人。

2. It is important to know your enemy in order to defeat them.

了解你的敌人是战胜他们的重要前提。

3. They used to be friends, but now they are enemies.

他们曾是朋友，但现在却是敌人。