大家来看一个英语句子The visual arts are painting,dancing,as opposed to

opposed adj.
1.to sth strongly against sth 强烈反对某事物:She seems very much opposed to your going abroad.她好像很反对你出国.
2.(idm 习语) as opposed to in contrast to 与...对照; 与...对比:I am here on business as opposed to a holiday.我在这里是办公事而不是度假.
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翻译:视觉艺术是(例如)绘画和舞蹈（的一种艺术）,与音乐和文学形成对照.
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as opposed to: 与xx 相反，

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