[mass noun]active hostility or opposition 敌意;敌对;对立;对抗 the antagonism between them. 他们之间的对立。 his antagonism towards the local people. 他对当地人的敌意。 [count noun]petty antagonisms and jealousies. 琐细的对立和妒忌。
语源
early 19th cent.: from French antagonisme, from Greek antagōnizesthai 'struggle against' (see antagonist)