- contrary to something
different from something; against something 与之相异的;相对立的;相反的 Contrary to popular belief, many cats dislike milk. 与普遍的看法相反,许多猫不喜欢牛奶。 The government has decided that the publication of the report would be ‘contrary to the public interest’. 政府认为发表这份报告将会 “违背公众的利益”。 Contrary to expectations and the weather forecast, we had a fine day for the experiment. 与预期和天气预报相反,我们进行实验的日子很好。
Extra ExamplesContrary to popular belief, the economy is doing well. 与一般的看法相反,经济运行情况其实还不错。 Contrary to what the public was told, weapons were still being exported. 与公众被告知的情况相反,武器还在继续出口。 It seems contrary to common sense. 这似乎违背了常识。 The new claim is directly contrary to what was originally stated. 新的说法与最初的说法截然相反。 These results run contrary to our expectations. 这些结果同我们的期望相左。
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completely different in nature or direction synonym opposite(在性质或方向上)截然不同的,完全相反的 contrary advice/opinions/arguments 完全相反的建议/观点/论点 The contrary view is that prison provides an excellent education—in crime. 截然不同的看法是监狱可以提供极好的教育——在犯罪方面。
Extra ExamplesDespite all the contrary evidence, they still believed that the Earth was flat. 尽管有那么多反面证据,他们依然认为地球是平的。 My own experience is completely contrary. 我自己的经历完全相反。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French contrarie, from Latin contrarius, from contra ‘against’.