contrary
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [?k?n.tr?.ri]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?kɑ?n.tre.ri]
- 國際音標(biāo) ['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。
用法辨析
- 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(fēng)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] 。
- 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”。
adj. (形容詞)
n. (名詞)
英漢例句
- “Black” and “white” are contrary terms.
黑和白是兩個相對的概念。 - She can swim in a direction contrary to the current.
她能在逆流中游泳。 - He was asked to leave kindergarten for being contrary.
因為脾氣犟,不讓他上幼兒園了。 - 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。 - They did not say the contrary.
他們沒有說意思相反的話。
用作形容詞 (adj.)
用作定語: ~+ n.
n. +~
用作表語: S+be+~
S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
用作名詞 (n.)
詞組短語
- contrary current 逆流
- contrary wind 逆風(fēng)
- directly contrary 正相反
- contrary to 違背…的
- prove the contrary 證明相反
- on the contrary 正相反
- to the contrary 相反
- 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
用作形容詞 (adj.)
~+名詞
副詞+~
~+介詞
用作名詞 (n.)
動詞+~
介詞+~
短語
英英字典
- the opposite
- (OPPOSITE) opposite
- (NOT REASONABLE) A contrary person wants to disagree with and annoy other people.
- 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.
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專業(yè)釋義
- 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(xué)
- 反對命題