debate opponent; disputant
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
debate opponent; adversary in an argument
formalRefers to someone on the opposing side in a formal debate, argument, or intellectual contention. Often implies a respectful, albeit adversarial, professional or ideological relationship.
Zài在
zhè这
chǎng场
xué学
shù术
biàn辩
lùn论
zhōng中
，
tā他
yù遇
dào到
le了
yī一
gè个
fēi非
cháng常
chū出
sè色
de的
lùn论
dí敌
。
In this academic debate, he encountered a very formidable opponent.
Zhè这
liǎng两
wèi位
xué学
zhě者
shì是
duō多
nián年
de的
lùn论
dí敌
，
dàn但
sī私
xià下
lǐ里
hù互
xiāng相
zūn尊
zhòng重
。
These two scholars have been intellectual adversaries for years, but they respect each other in private.
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Tā他
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
lùn论
dí敌
fā发
biǎo表
le了
yī一
piān篇
jiān尖
ruì锐
de的
pī批
píng评
wén文
zhāng章
。
His main debate opponent published a sharp critical essay.