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TOEFL BNC: 4761 COCA: 5495

contrary

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con·tra·ry1 /ˈkɒntrəri $ ˈkɑːntreri/ ●●○ AWL noun
1  on the contrary/quite the contrary DISAGREEused to add to a negative statement, to disagree with a negative statement by someone else, or to answer no to a question 正相反/恰恰相反
It wasn’t a good thing; on the contrary it was a huge mistake.
那不是好事，恰恰相反，是個巨大的錯誤。
‘I suppose your wife doesn’t understand you.’ ‘On the contrary, she understands me very well.’
“我估計你妻子不會理解你的。”“正好相反，她十分理解我。”
‘Are they happy?’ ‘No, no, quite the contrary.’
“他們幸福嗎？”“不，不，正好相反。”
2  evidence/statements etc to the contrary OPPOSITE/REVERSEsomething showing or saying the opposite 相反的證據/陳述等
Unless there is evidence to the contrary, we ought to believe them.
除非有相反的證據，否則我們就應該相信他們。
He continued to drink despite advice to the contrary.
他不聽戒酒建議，繼續喝酒。
Examples from the Corpus
evidence/statements etc to the contrary• Despite all evidence to the contrary, the list price of the SE-40 is $ 980.• But it also held evidence to the contrary.• True he was not, so far as we know, misogynist: there is evidence to the contrary.• Indeed, there is a good deal of evidence to the contrary.• This, despite the evidence to the contrary that had surfaced since the Fort Lauderdale conference.• Despite the evidence to the contrary, most of Monday morning's newspapers subscribed to the Army's version.• Though many more polar homeotherms have been examined since then, evidence to the contrary has been slight.• Without evidence to the contrary, it may be unwise to go against the behavior suggested as appropriate by the myth.
3. the contrary formalOPPOSITE/REVERSE the opposite of what has been said or suggested 相反；反面；對立面
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contrary• On the contrary, it liberated us.• On the contrary, they were getting better all the time.• He may also have kept the stewardship of Tottington and Rochdale, in spite of Edward's orders to the contrary.
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contrary2 AWL adjectiveadj
1  OPPOSITE/REVERSEcontrary ideas, opinions, or actions are completely different and opposed to each other 相反的，相對的 SYN opposing
Two contrary views emerged.
出現了兩種相反的觀點。
The men shouted contrary orders.
這些人大聲喊叫的命令互相矛盾。
contrary to
The government’s actions are contrary to the public interest.
該政府的行爲是和大衆的利益相悖的。
2  contrary to popular belief/opinion OPPOSITE/REVERSEused to say that something is true even though people believe the opposite 與普遍的看法/觀點相反〔用於說出事物的真實情況〕
Contrary to popular belief, a desert can be very cold.
和普遍的看法相反的是，沙漠上會非常寒冷。
Examples from the Corpus
contrary to popular belief/opinion• Contrary to popular belief, gorillas are shy and gentle creatures.• Actually, contrary to popular belief, hallucinations were not part of the original definition of schizophrenia.• And contrary to popular belief, we don't want to wear the trousers at home.
3. formalHEM a contrary wind is not blowing in the direction you want to sail 〔風〕逆向的
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contrary• None the less, the auctioneer does not, in the absence of a contrary agreement, warrant the vendor's title.• The evaluation it is based on is that human lives are torn by contrary desires and strong aversions.• Unemployment, however, has brought about a simultaneous and contrary downward social movement.• Before 1099 he had made no difficulty about acting in a contrary sense.• "Driving Miss Daisy" is the story of a contrary Southern lady and her wise chauffeur.• This, he thought, was contrary to republican principles.• Some Congressmen are bound to express a contrary view.• Contrary weather prevented the climb.
contrary to• Thompson acted contrary to his client's best interests.• Contrary to his testimony, Pierce was personally involved in the fraud.
con·tra·ry3 /kənˈtreəri $ ˈkɑːntreri, kənˈtreri/ adjectiveadj
someone who is contrary deliberately does different things from other people 乖戾的，逆反的，好與人作對的
Evans was his usual contrary self.
埃文斯還是那副叛逆的老樣子。
—contrariness noun [uncountableU]
Examples from the Corpus
contrary• This, he thought, was contrary to republican principles.
con·tra·ry1 nouncontrary2 adjectiveadjcon·tra·ry3 adjectiveadj
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TOEFL BNC: 4761 COCA: 5495
contrary

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES VERBS➤be, run, seem對立；相反；似乎相反◇These results run contrary to our expectations.這些結果同我們的期望相左。◇It seems contrary to common sense.這似乎違背了常識。ADVERB➤completely, directly, entirely, quite, totally完全相反；截然相反；全然相對◇The new claim is directly contrary to what was originally stated.新的說法與最初的說法截然相反。➤clearly明顯相反PREPOSITION➤to與⋯相反◇Contrary to what the public was told, weapons were still being exported.與公眾被告知的情況相反，武器還在繼續出口。PHRASES➤contrary to expectations同預期的相反◇Contrary to expectations, we didn't have any hold-ups.同預料的情況相反，我們沒有遇到任何障礙。➤contrary to popular belief同普遍看法相反◇Contrary to popular belief, the economy is doing well.與一般的看法相反，經濟運行情況其實還不錯。
TOEFL BNC: 4761 COCA: 5495
contrary adj.
⇨ opposite
TOEFL BNC: 4761 COCA: 5495
contrary
Opposite and in the opposite way: conflicting, opposite, otherwise...
Words used to describe people who are quick to argue: argumentative, contrary, combative...

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