【英国问答】archenemy的意思(1/2)
Thank you for your efforts to teach us English, my beloved language.
I want to know, what does this statement mean?
"...is our arch enemy "
Hints:
arkhos
Doctor Who
Daleks
Thomas Haden Church
Spider-Man
Harry Potter
The Goblet of Fire
Lord Voldemort
英式拼法
http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201301/201301180639037345343.mp3Well, first of all, "archenemy" is a countable noun that is usually spelled as one word, though I notice that the BBC choose to use a hyphen to join the two parts of the word, as in "arch hyphen enemy" "arch-enemy".
In general usage, "archenemy" means "the main enemy". Sometimes "Archenemy", usually beginning with a capital "A", is used to mean "the devil". "Arch" in the word "archenemy" is from the Greek "arkhos" meaning "most important".
Some examples, all from films and TV shows, of how "archenemy" is used include.
They're bringing back Doctor Who's archenemies, the Daleks. The Daleks are Doctor Who's most dangerous enemies and have threatened the Doctor's life on many occasions.
Oscar-nominated actor, Thomas Haden Church, is to be Spider-Man's next archenemy, according to reports.
And the actor playing Harry Potter's archenemy, Lord Voldemort, has been chosen for The Goblet of Fire.
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