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contrarycon•tra•ry /'kɒntrərɪ/ n 用作单 正式 - 1. 相反；相反事物
- • He did not say the contrary. 他没说意思相反的话。
- 2. 对立；对立面
- • Hot is the contrary of cold. 热是冷的反面。
词组by contraries 违背；与预料相反地 • Dreams often go by contraries. 梦常与事实相反。 • Many things in our lives go by contraries. 人生中有许多事情与我们的愿望相违背。 on the contrary 正相反 • “I am sure you like your new job.” “On the contrary,it's dull.” “我想你一定喜欢你的新工作。” “正好相反，这新工作很乏味。” to the contrary 相反的(或地) • I shall continue to believe it until I have proof to the contrary. 在我获得相反证据之前，我将继续相信它。 用法说明 contrary, opposite 这二个词都有“相反”的含义。二者区别在于：contrary意思为“相反”，主要用于词组on the contrary中；而opposite的意思为“相反的人或物”，当表达black和white这类概念时，常说black是white的opposite。注意区别： They say he is guilty, but I believe the contrary.他们说他有罪，可我认为他没罪。Black and white are opposites.黑与白相反。 |