enemy
enemy 英 [ˈenəmi] 美 [ˈɛnəmi]
n. 敌人
名词复数:enemies
- An enemy is a hostile opponent, like your sworn Scrabble enemy who vows to get revenge on your last triple word score.
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- n. 敌人
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1. He has a lot of enemies in the company.
他在公司里有很多对头。
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2. Birds are the natural enemies of many insect pests.
鸟类是许多害虫的天敌。
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3. The enemy was forced to retreat. The enemy were forced to retreat.
敌军被迫撤退了。
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4. enemy forces, enemy aircraft, enemy territory
敌军；敌机；敌占区
- enemy (n.) early 13c., "one hateful toward and intent on harming (someone)," from Old French enemi (12c., Modern French ennemi), earlier inimi (9c.) "enemy, adversary, foe; demon, the Devil," from Latin inimicus "an enemy," literally "an unfriend," noun use of adjective meaning "hostile, unfriendly" (source also of Italian nemico, Catalan enamic, Spanish enemigo, Portuguese inimigo), from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + amicus "friend" related to amare "to love" (see Amy). From c. 1300 in English as "adversary of God, unbeliever, heathen, anti-Christian;" late 14c. as "the Devil;" also late 14c. as "member of an armed, hostile body in a war, feud, etc.;" of the opposing military forces as a whole, from c. 1600. From mid-14c. as an adjective.
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