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

adjective

opposed in nature, position, etc

contrary ideas

2. (kənˈtrɛərɪ)

perverse; obstinate

(esp of wind) adverse; unfavourable

(of plant parts) situated at right angles to each other

5. logic

(of a pair of propositions) related so that they cannot both be true at once, although they may both be false together

Compare subcontrary (sense 2), contradictory (sense 3)

nounWord forms: plural -ries

the exact opposite (esp in the phrase to the contrary)

7. on the contrary

either of two exactly opposite objects, facts, or qualities

9. logic

a statement that cannot be true when a given statement is true

adverb (usually foll by to)

10.

in an opposite or unexpected way

contrary to usual belief

11.

in conflict (with) or contravention (of)

contrary to nature

单词	contraries
释义	Trends of contraries View usage for: contraries in British English plural noun contrary contrary in British English (ˈkɒntrərɪ) adjective 1. opposed in nature, position, etc contrary ideas 2. (kənˈtrɛərɪ) perverse; obstinate 3. (esp of wind) adverse; unfavourable 4. (of plant parts) situated at right angles to each other 5. logic (of a pair of propositions) related so that they cannot both be true at once, although they may both be false together Compare subcontrary (sense 2), contradictory (sense 3) nounWord forms: plural -ries 6. the exact opposite (esp in the phrase to the contrary) 7. on the contrary 8. either of two exactly opposite objects, facts, or qualities 9. logic a statement that cannot be true when a given statement is true adverb (usually foll by to) 10. in an opposite or unexpected way contrary to usual belief 11. in conflict (with) or contravention (of) contrary to nature Derived forms contrariness (conˈtrariness) noun Word origin C14: from Latin contrārius opposite, from contrā against Examples of 'contraries' in a sentence contraries "Happiness had always sharpened Jacob's appetite for its contraries. Clive Barker SACRAMENT (2001) ``Oh, to vex me, contraries meet in one: / Inconstancy hath unnaturally begot / A constant habit. Edward Docx THE CALLIGRAPHER (2001) This is an animal in which all sorts of contraries meet. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Old yet contemporary, a heroic challenge yet bringing sublime repose, the work unites all contraries. Times, Sunday Times (2016)
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