contrary
contrary 英 [ˈkɒntrəri] 美 [ˈkɑntreri]
adj. 相反的；对立的 n. 相反；反面
名词复数:contraries
- Use contrary when two things are exactly opposite or entirely different. If something is contrary to something else, it is opposed to or against it.
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- adj. 相反的；对立的
- n. 相反；反面
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1. Contrary to popular belief,many cats dislike milk.
与普遍的看法相反，许多猫不喜欢牛奶。
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2. contrary advice, contrary opinions, contrary arguments
完全相反的建议╱观点╱论点
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3. In the end the contrary was proved true: he was innocent and she was guilty.
最后证明事实正好相反：他是无辜的，而她则有罪。
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4. I don't find him funny at all. Quite the contrary.
正相反，我觉得他一点儿也不可笑。
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5. She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her.
这孩子老跟人作对，没法让她高兴。
- contrary (adj.) mid-14c., "opposite, opposed, at the opposite point or in the opposite direction; extremely unlike, most unlike," from Anglo-French contrarie, Old French contrarie, and directly from Latin contrarius "opposite, opposed; contrary, reverse," from contra "against" (see contra). Meaning "given to contradiction, perverse, intractable" is from late 14c.; sense of "adverse, unfavorable" is from late 14c. Related: Contrarily.
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