antipodal

• 指处于地球相对两侧的；也泛指完全相反的、截然对立的。

Relating to the direct opposite of something, often used in geography to describe points on opposite sides of the Earth.

1. Diametrically oppositeC2formal

   Relating to the relationship of being directly opposite along a diameter, especially of a sphere or circle.

   对跖的

   • The two points on the globe are antipodal to each other.
   • In geometry, antipodal points are exactly opposite on a circle.
   • The antipodal relationship between the two poles is well known.

   同义词diametricdiametricaloppositepolar

   反义词adjacentnearproximate

2. Geographically oppositeC2formal

   Situated on opposite sides of the Earth; relating to the antipodes.

   对跖的

   • Australia is often considered antipodal to the United Kingdom.
   • The antipodal region of New Zealand is in the Atlantic Ocean.
   • They studied the antipodal climates of the northern and southern hemispheres.

   同义词antipodeandiametricdiametricalopposite

• 指在地球直径两端相对的位置或事物；也泛指处于完全相反状态或性质的事物。

A noun referring to the relation of opposition along a diameter, or a state of being situated at opposite sides of the earth.

1. Direct oppositeC2formal

   A person or thing that is the exact opposite of another.

   完全对立的人或事物

   • In many ways, he is the antipodal of his brother.
   • The two political leaders are antipodals in their views.
   • Her calm nature is the antipodal of his energetic personality.

   同义词antithesiscontraryconverseinverseobverseoppositereverse

   反义词counterpartequivalent

2. Geographical oppositeC2formal

   A point on the Earth's surface that is diametrically opposite to another point.

   对跖点

   • New Zealand is often considered the antipodal of Spain.
   • The antipodal of London is somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.
   • Traveling to the antipodal requires crossing many time zones.