| 词汇 | contrary |
| 释义 | contrary /`kɑntrєrɪ/ adj. Opposed; contradictory; conflicting. 相反的；违反的；矛盾的。 He acts contrary to orders. 他违背命令而行。 Opposite in direction. 背驰的。 Adverse, as a wind. 逆的(如逆风)。 a contrary wind 逆风。 Perverse; wayward. 刚愎的；任性的。 a contrary child 固执的小孩。 (复数: contraries) n. A thing with qualities opposite or contradictory to those of some other thing. 性质相反或矛盾之物。 He is neither tall nor the contrary. 他既不高也不矮。 The opposite of some assertion or declaration. [the ~] 相反之言论。 There is no evidence to the contrary. 没有反证。 phrases by contraries (a)与预期相违。(b)表示相反的意见；有相反之情形。 on the contrary (a)相反地；反之。(b)由另一个观点来说。 to the contrary (a)有相反的意思；相反的。(b)尽管...；虽然...。 derivatives adv. contrarily. n. contrariness. synonyms discordant, opposite. |
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