contrary

音標發(fā)音

• 英式音標 [?k?n.tr?.ri]
• 美式音標 [?kɑ?n.tre.ri]
• 國際音標 ['k?ntr?ri]
• 英式發(fā)音
• 美式發(fā)音

基本解釋

• adj.相反的
• n.對立或相反的事物
• adv.相反地，矛盾地

詞源解說

• 14世紀中期進入英語，直接源自拉丁語的contrarius，意為矛盾的，對抗的。

詞根記憶

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

同根派生

• adj性質(zhì)的同根詞

  contrarious：對抗的；作對的。

• adv性質(zhì)的同根詞

  contrarily：相反地；反之；反對地。

  contrariwise：反之，相反；頑固地。

  contrariously：相反地；不利地。

• n性質(zhì)的同根詞

  contrarian：做法與一般大眾想法相反的投資人（如買冷門股票）；（與其他人）持相反意見者。

  contrariety：相反物；反對；矛盾。

  contrariness：反對；矛盾；乖張。

  contrariousness：不利；相反。

• contrary相關(guān)詞

用法辨析

adj. (形容詞)

• contrary用作形容詞時,基本意思是“相反的,相違的”,指在性質(zhì)、傾向或方向等上與某事物或某人完全相反的,引申可表示“逆風的,不利的,不作美的,不合人意的”; 亦可作“頑固的,固執(zhí)的,倔強的”解,此時發(fā)音為［k?n'tre?ri］ 。

n. (名詞)

• contrary用作名詞時,多和定冠詞the連用且用單數(shù)形式,表示“相反,反面,對立面”。

• contrary使用方法
• contrary詳細辨析

英漢例句

用作形容詞 (adj.)

用作定語: ～+ n.

• “Black” and “white” are contrary terms.
  黑和白是兩個相對的概念。

n. +～

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

用作表語: S+be+～

• He was asked to leave kindergarten for being contrary.
  因為脾氣犟,不讓他上幼兒園了。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

• My sister's taste in dresses is contrary to my own.
  在服裝方面,我妹妹的愛好和我完全不同。

用作名詞 (n.)

• They did not say the contrary.
  他們沒有說意思相反的話。

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詞組短語

用作形容詞 (adj.)

～+名詞

• contrary current 逆流
• contrary wind 逆風

副詞+～

• directly contrary 正相反

～+介詞

• contrary to 違背…的

用作名詞 (n.)

動詞+～

• prove the contrary 證明相反

介詞+～

• on the contrary 正相反
• to the contrary 相反

短語

• contrary class [統(tǒng)計]反組;對立組
• contrary sign 異號;[數(shù)]相異號;相反符號
• contrary choice 逆向選擇

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英英字典

劍橋英英字典

• 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.

• contrary劍橋字典
• contrary柯林斯字典

專業(yè)釋義

醫(yī)藥科學

• 相反

  The result of the stress of the medial femorotibial contact area is quite the contrary.
  平均壓強的計算結(jié)果相反。

  數(shù)學

• 反對命題