单词 | contrariness |
释义 | contrarycontrary1 /ˈkɑnˌtrɛri/ ●●○ AWL adjective 1contrary ideas, opinions, or actions are completely different from and opposed to each other: contrary views on the issuecontrary to The lawyer had acted contrary to his client’s best interests. Contrary to his testimony, he was involved in the crime.2contrary to popular belief/opinion used to say that something is true even though people believe the opposite: Contrary to popular belief, a desert can be very cold.3someone who is contrary deliberately does things differently from the way that other people do them, or from the way that people expect SYN perverse: a contrary old lady4earth science contrary weather conditions are ones that cause difficulties: Contrary weather prevented the climb.—contrarily adverb—contrariness noun [uncountable] |
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