antipodes
antipodes
[anˈtɪpədiːz]
plural noun
[anˈtɪpədiːz]
plural noun
- (the Antipodes)Australia and New Zealand (used by inhabitants of the northern hemisphere)
（北半球人用语）澳大利亚和新西兰，澳新
■the direct opposite of something
与…截然相反的事物
we are the very antipodes of trade unions.
我们与工会组织是对立的。
- late Middle English : via French or late Latin from Greek antipodes 'having the feet opposite', from anti 'against, opposite' + pous, pod- 'foot'. The term originally denoted the inhabitants of opposite sides of the earth
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