英语词汇“contravene”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

con·tra·vene

(kŏn′trə-vēn)

tr.v. con·tra·vened, con·tra·ven·ing, con·tra·venes

1. To act or be in violation of (a law, directive, or principle, for example); violate: a sailor who contravened a direct order; a regulation that contravened the new tax policy.

2. To be inconsistent with; be contrary to: "Such a marriage ... contravenes much of what we know about marriages in this period" (Carol Meyers).

[French contrevenir, from Medieval Latin contrāvenīre, to transgress, from Late Latin, to oppose : Latin contrā-, contra- + Latin venīre, to come; see g^wā- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

con′tra·vener n.

单词	contravene
释义	con·tra·vene (kŏn′trə-vēn) tr.v. con·tra·vened, con·tra·ven·ing, con·tra·venes 1. To act or be in violation of (a law, directive, or principle, for example); violate: a sailor who contravened a direct order; a regulation that contravened the new tax policy. 2. To be inconsistent with; be contrary to: "Such a marriage ... contravenes much of what we know about marriages in this period" (Carol Meyers). [French contrevenir, from Medieval Latin contrāvenīre, to transgress, from Late Latin, to oppose : Latin contrā-, contra- + Latin venīre, to come; see g^wā- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] con′tra·vener n.
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