橘子朗文词典

contrary

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈkɒn.trə.ri]
  • 美式音标 [ˈkɑːn.tre.ri]
  • 国际音标 ['kɔntrəri]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj.相反的
  • n.对立或相反的事物
  • adv.相反地，矛盾地

词源解说

  • 14世纪中期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的contrarius，意为矛盾的，对抗的。

词根记忆

  • contra(反) + ry→相反的，逆的
  • contra(相反) + ry(表性质)→相反的

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    contrarious：对抗的；作对的。
  • adv性质的同根词
    contrarily：相反地；反之；反对地。
    contrariwise：反之，相反；顽固地。
    contrariously：相反地；不利地。
  • n性质的同根词
    contrarian：做法与一般大众想法相反的投资人（如买冷门股票）；（与其他人）持相反意见者。
    contrariety：相反物；反对；矛盾。
    contrariness：反对；矛盾；乖张。
    contrariousness：不利；相反。

用法辨析

    adj. (形容词)

  • contrary用作形容词时,基本意思是“相反的,相违的”,指在性质、倾向或方向等上与某事物或某人完全相反的,引申可表示“逆风的,不利的,不作美的,不合人意的”; 亦可作“顽固的,固执的,倔强的”解,此时发音为［kən'treəri］ 。

    • n. (名词)

  • contrary用作名词时,多和定冠词the连用且用单数形式,表示“相反,反面,对立面”。

英汉例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)

    用作定语: ～+ n.

  • “Black” and “white” are contrary terms.
    黑和白是两个相对的概念。

    • n. +～

  • She can swim in a direction contrary to the current.
    她能在逆流中游泳。

    • 用作表语: S+be+～

  • He was asked to leave kindergarten for being contrary.
    因为脾气犟,不让他上幼儿园了。

    • S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

  • My sister's taste in dresses is contrary to my own.
    在服装方面,我妹妹的爱好和我完全不同。

    • 用作名词 (n.)

  • They did not say the contrary.
    他们没有说意思相反的话。

词组短语

    用作形容词 (adj.)

    ～+名词

  • contrary current 逆流
  • contrary wind 逆风

    • 副词+～

  • directly contrary 正相反

    • ～+介词

  • contrary to 违背…的

    • 用作名词 (n.)

    动词+～

  • prove the contrary 证明相反

    • 介词+～

  • on the contrary 正相反
  • to the contrary 相反

    • 短语

  • contrary class [统计]反组;对立组
  • contrary sign 异号;[数]相异号;相反符号
  • contrary choice 逆向选择

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • the opposite
  • (OPPOSITE) opposite
  • (NOT REASONABLE) A contrary person wants to disagree with and annoy other people.

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other.
  • If you say that something is true contrary to other people's beliefs or opinions, you are emphasizing that it is true and that they are wrong.
  • You use on the contrary when you have just said or implied that something is not true and are going to say that the opposite is true.
  • You can use on the contrary when you are disagreeing strongly with something that has just been said or implied, or are making a strong negative reply.
  • When a particular idea is being considered, evidence or statements to the contrary suggest that this idea is not true or that the opposite is true.

专业释义

    医药科学

  • 相反

    The result of the stress of the medial femorotibial contact area is quite the contrary.
    平均压强的计算结果相反。

    数学

  • 反对命题