| 单词 | contrary |
| 释义 | adjective | noun | adjective 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] adjective | noun | adjective contrarycontrary2 AWL noun formal 1on the contrary used to show that the opposite of what has just been said is actually true: Interfering did not help. On the contrary, it made things much worse.2to the contrary showing that the opposite is true: In spite of rumors to the contrary, I have no intention of resigning.3the contrary the opposite of what has been said or suggested SYN opposite: “Do you think the children are too young to see this movie?” “Quite the contrary.” adjective | noun | adjective contrarycontrary3 /ˈkɑnˌtrɛri, kənˈtrɛri/ adjective someone 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 lady |
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