Проблематика й актуальність антонімії в английскій мові
And so the factory came to be regarded as a good thing, not an evil.
Failure – success
Naturally i went to evert a conflict in with success would damage me and failure disable me.
Fast – loose
Surely Fleur would see in the long run that he couldn’t play fast and loose.
Fear – hope
A strange conflict of hopes and fears raged within Dinny.
Above – below
One is too far below me ( i mean in her own opinion ), and the other is too high above me.
Absence – presence
To him the presence or absence of his wife’s sister was a matter of indifference.
Absolute – relative
His vitality was absolute, not relative.
Accept – decline
I cannot accept this offer, Lord Caversham, i have made up my mind to decline it.
Act – word
A brawl or boil is a rude quarrel by word or act or both.
Active – passive
This was no passive belief, but an active weapon which they flashed more convenient places of business.
Dead – alive
“Speak” he cried, “and tell us whether you are alive or dead…”
Answer – ask
It is always worth while asking a question, though it is not always worth answering one.
Attack – defence
Dyke had stood between cab and fender through out all the duel, exposed, reckless, thinking only of attack and not of defence.
Back – forward
He distinguished the choice open to him of forward or back, and he selected forward.
Beast – man
But man or beast, it will be wise to stay here a minute and let get by and out of the way.
Begin – end
Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement.
Clever – foolish
You don’t mean to say that this charming, clever young lady has been so foolish as to accept you?
Begin – finish
Office affairs are easy to begin and difficult to finish, particularly in a small town.
Cold – hot
First you are hot, then you are cold, and the best you have got is the fact you are old.
Complicated – simple