Definition of juxtaposition in English:

juxtaposition

noun ˌdʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃ(ə)nˌdʒəkstəpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n

The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
the juxtaposition of these two images
Example sentencesExamples
- A kind of levelling has taken place, in which works co-exist in democratic if sometimes odd juxtapositions.
- Note the coincidental juxtaposition of these two Summer-themed songs.
- The magazine had a history of such juxtapositions.
- Another interesting thread is the juxtaposition of traditional and contemporary practice.
- Such are the juxtapositions of this holiday season.
Synonyms
comparison, contrast
proximity, nearness, closeness
Linguistics collocation, colligation
rare contiguity

Derivatives

juxtapositional

adjective

In a culturally plural world, subjectivity and intersubjectivity have an accommodating, juxtapositional complexity that binary distinctions misrepresent.
Example sentencesExamples
- At the most literal level, a juxtapositional diction and syntax are primary to her poetics.
- It is essentially a juxtapositional art and can arise from cut-up, chance procedures or collage techniques, though it is not exclusive to any of these.
- Herman's juxtapositional method usually helps her to ground ethical concerns in analyses of how difference and affiliation could be conceived in the period and thus to avoid reducing modernist community to a proleptic postmodernism.
- Search out the remarkable ‘Still Life’ on the right wall and marvel at the adventurous use of juxtapositional colour: reds and pinks and greens that only a master can get away with.

Definition of juxtaposition in US English:

juxtaposition

nounˌjəkstəpəˈziSH(ə)nˌdʒəkstəpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n

The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
the juxtaposition of these two images
Example sentencesExamples
- A kind of levelling has taken place, in which works co-exist in democratic if sometimes odd juxtapositions.
- Another interesting thread is the juxtaposition of traditional and contemporary practice.
- Such are the juxtapositions of this holiday season.
- Note the coincidental juxtaposition of these two Summer-themed songs.
- The magazine had a history of such juxtapositions.
Synonyms
comparison, contrast

词汇	juxtaposition
释义	Definition of juxtaposition in English: juxtaposition noun ˌdʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃ(ə)nˌdʒəkstəpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect. the juxtaposition of these two images Example sentencesExamples A kind of levelling has taken place, in which works co-exist in democratic if sometimes odd juxtapositions. Note the coincidental juxtaposition of these two Summer-themed songs. The magazine had a history of such juxtapositions. Another interesting thread is the juxtaposition of traditional and contemporary practice. Such are the juxtapositions of this holiday season. Synonyms comparison, contrast proximity, nearness, closeness Linguistics collocation, colligation rare contiguity Derivatives juxtapositional adjective In a culturally plural world, subjectivity and intersubjectivity have an accommodating, juxtapositional complexity that binary distinctions misrepresent. Example sentencesExamples At the most literal level, a juxtapositional diction and syntax are primary to her poetics. It is essentially a juxtapositional art and can arise from cut-up, chance procedures or collage techniques, though it is not exclusive to any of these. Herman's juxtapositional method usually helps her to ground ethical concerns in analyses of how difference and affiliation could be conceived in the period and thus to avoid reducing modernist community to a proleptic postmodernism. Search out the remarkable ‘Still Life’ on the right wall and marvel at the adventurous use of juxtapositional colour: reds and pinks and greens that only a master can get away with. Definition of juxtaposition in US English: juxtaposition nounˌjəkstəpəˈziSH(ə)nˌdʒəkstəpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect. the juxtaposition of these two images Example sentencesExamples A kind of levelling has taken place, in which works co-exist in democratic if sometimes odd juxtapositions. Another interesting thread is the juxtaposition of traditional and contemporary practice. Such are the juxtapositions of this holiday season. Note the coincidental juxtaposition of these two Summer-themed songs. The magazine had a history of such juxtapositions. Synonyms comparison, contrast
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