读音

/ˈkɑːn.treri/

释义

• 形容词: 相反的，对立的。例如: “Her opinion was the contrary to mine.”
• 名词: 相反的事物或情况。例如: “The contrary evidence proved his innocence.”
• 副词: 相反地，相对地。例如: “He did the exact contrary of what he was asked.”

短语

• “on the contrary” 意为恰恰相反，用于反驳观点。
• “contrary winds” 指逆风。

例句

• 形容词: “The weather forecast predicted sunshine, but it turned out to be quite contrary with heavy rain.”
• 名词: “These two statements are contrary to each other; one cannot be true if the other is.”
• 副词: “She said she would come early, but she arrived contrary, much later than expected.”

同义词

• opposite
• opposing
• antithetical
• conflicting
• divergent