英汉词典

contrary 基本解释

• adj. 相反的；对立的
• adv. 相反地
• n. 相反；反面

contrary 词态变化

contrary 中文词源

con-, 强调。-ter, 比较级后缀，见enter, interest。其词义演变比较抽象，类似汉语过犹不及。

contrary 英文词源

contrary

contrary: [14] Contrary originated as a Latin adjectival formation based on the preposition contrā ‘against’, which historically was a derivative of com or cum ‘with’. Latin contrārius passed into English via Old French contraire and Anglo-Norman contrarie. Originally contrary was pronounced with the main stress on its middle syllable, but this survives only in the sense ‘obstinately self-willed’; from the 18th century onwards, the stress has usually been placed on the first syllable.

contrary (adj.)

mid-14c., from Anglo-French contrarie, from Latin contrarius "opposite, opposed," from contra "against" (see contra).

If we take the statement All men are mortal, its contrary is Not all men are mortal, its converse is All mortal beings are men, & its opposite is No men are mortal. The contrary, however, does not exclude the opposite, but includes it as its most extreme form. Thus This is white has only one opposite, This is black, but many contraries, as This is not white, This is coloured, This is dirty, This is black; & whether the last form is called the contrary, or more emphatically the opposite, is usually indifferent. But to apply the opposite to a mere contrary (e.g. to I did not hit him in relation to I hit him, which has no opposite), or to the converse (e.g. to He hit me in relation to I hit him, to which it is neither contrary nor opposite), is a looseness that may easily result in misunderstanding; the temptation to go wrong is intelligible when it is remembered that with certain types of sentence (A exceeds B) the converse & the opposite are identical (B exceeds A). [Fowler]

As a noun from late 13c. Related: Contrarily; contrariwise.

contrary 词组搭配

contrary 英文释义

1. a relation of direct opposition;

"we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"

2. exact opposition;

"public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty"

3. two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false

contrary 同义词解析

opposite, contrary, adverse, reverse, converse

这些形容词均含"相反的，对立的"之意。

opposite： 指位置、方向、行动或想法等完全相反。

contrary： 一般指与某种主张、看法或行为等正好相反，隐含否定一方并不意味着肯定另一方的意味。

adverse： 通常指违害利益的、无生命的势力或条件等，侧重分歧。

reverse： 指朝相反方向的或反面(背面)的。

converse： 指在方向、行动或意见上相反的。

contrary 双语例句

1. Several of those present, including Weinberger, had contrary information.

几个在场的人，包括温博格，所掌握的信息截然不同。

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2. Dena looked appealingly at Blair, hoping to hear a contrary opinion.

德娜恳切地看着布莱尔，希望听到相反的观点。

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3. Contrary to popular belief, moderate exercise actually decreases your appetite.

与通常的看法相反，适度的运动事实上会降低食欲。

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4. Contrary to the popular myth, women are not reckless spendthrifts.

和人们的普遍观念恰恰相反，女性并不是胡乱挥霍者。

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5. Contrary to what you might think, neither man was offended.

你也许以为那两个人生气了，但实际上正相反，两个人都没有生气。

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contrary 实用场景例句

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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‘It must have been terrible. ’ ‘On the contrary, I enjoyed every minute. ’

“那一定是很糟糕。”“恰恰相反，我非常喜欢。”

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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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Show me some evidence to the contrary (= proving that sth is not true) .

给我看看有什么相反的证据吧。

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I will expect to see you on Sunday unless I hear anything to the contrary (= that you are not coming) .

我星期天等你，除非你说不来了。

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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。

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The contrary view is that prison provides an excellent education─in crime.

截然不同的看法是，监狱在犯罪方面提供极好的教育。

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contrary advice/opinions/arguments

完全相反的建议 / 观点 / 论点

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The government has decided that the publication of the report would be ‘contrary to the public interest ’.

政府认为发表这份报告将会“违背公众的利益”。

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Contrary to popular belief , many cats dislike milk.

与普通的看法相反，许多猫不喜欢牛奶。

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Contrary to popular belief , many cats dislike milk.

与普通的看法相反，许多猫不喜欢牛奶。

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The government has decided that the publication of the report would be ‘contrary to the public interest ’.

政府认为发表这份报告将会“违背公众的利益”。

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contrary advice/opinions/arguments

完全相反的建议 / 观点 / 论点

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The contrary view is that prison provides an excellent education─in crime.

截然不同的看法是，监狱在犯罪方面提供极好的教育。

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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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‘It must have been terrible. ’ ‘On the contrary, I enjoyed every minute. ’

“那一定是很糟糕。”“恰恰相反，我非常喜欢。”

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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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Show me some evidence to the contrary (= proving that sth is not true) .

给我看看有什么相反的证据吧。

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I will expect to see you on Sunday unless I hear anything to the contrary (= that you are not coming) .

我星期天等你，除非你说不来了。

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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。

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Despite repeated assurances to the contrary, Pakistan has not ended its nuclear programme.

尽管巴基斯坦再三保证停止其核项目，但事实却并非如此。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

That does not automatically mean, however, that the money supply has been curbed, and there is considerable evidence to the contrary...

然而，那并不一定意味着货币供应量受到了限制，有大量证据表明事实正好相反。

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'Are there any signs that he may quit soon?' — 'Quite the contrary.'

“有没有迹象表明他可能很快就会辞职？”——“完全没有。”

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I'm not a feminist, quite the contrary...

我不是一个女权主义者，根本不是。

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This view is contrary to the aims of critical social research for a number of reasons...

之所以说此观点违背了批判性社会研究的宗旨，有几点理由。

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Several of those present, including Weinberger, had contrary information.

几个在场的人，包括温博格，所掌握的信息截然不同。

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Contrary to popular belief, moderate exercise actually decreases your appetite...

与通常的看法相反，适度的运动事实上会降低食欲。

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Contrary to what you might think, neither man was offended.

你也许以为那两个人生气了，但实际上正相反，两个人都没有生气。

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It is not an idea around which the Community can unite. On the contrary, I see it as one that will divide us.

这种想法并不能让欧共体团结一致。相反地，我认为它会导致我们的分裂。

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'People just don't do things like that.' — 'On the contrary, they do them all the time.'

“人们根本不会做那样的事情。”——“恰恰相反，他们一直在那样做。”

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