over against somethingCOMPARE formal used to say what something is compared to or preferred to 与某物相比,与某物相对 The Celtic Church maintained the Greek calendar over against that of Rome. 凯尔特教会一直沿用古希腊历法,而不用古罗马历法。
over against something• The church is being forced to define itself over against non-religious culture.
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