contrary
翻譯
相反的, 對立的, 執拗的
例句
Contrary to popular belief, he is quite friendly.
與普遍的看法相反,他相當友好。
He holds a contrary opinion on the matter.
他對此事持有相反的意見。
文法模式
contrary to ((sth.)) 與(某事)相反 Contrary to my advice, he went alone.
a contrary ((noun)) 一個相反的(名詞) She has a contrary view.
近義詞
同義詞:opposite, opposed;反義詞:similar, alike
詞源
源自拉丁語“contra”,意為“反對”。字面意思是“站在對立面”。
記憶技巧
記住“contra-”這個前綴意為“反對”,就像“contradict”(反駁)一樣。Contrary 指的是與常規或預期相反的情況。