対照 — meaning in English
taishō
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English meaning
- antithesis noun The exact opposite of something, especially a person or thing that contradicts everything another stands for.
- control verb To direct or influence the behavior of someone or something.
Senses
対照 is used for these senses in English:
- antithesis A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.
antithesis — full definition
- noun The exact opposite of something, especially a person or thing that contradicts everything another stands for.
- noun A rhetorical device in which two contrasting ideas are set against each other in a balanced phrase or sentence.
- noun In philosophy, the idea that opposes an initial proposition in a dialectical argument, standing between thesis and synthesis.
control — full definition
- verb To direct or influence the behavior of someone or something.
- noun Power or authority to direct or manage something.
- noun A device such as a button, lever, or switch used to operate a machine.
- noun A group or sample used as a baseline for comparison in an experiment.