contravene
verb (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they contravene | |
| he / she / it contravenes | |
| past simple contravened | |
| past participle contravened | |
| -ing form contravening |
- contravene something
to do something that is not allowed by a law or rule 违犯，违反（法律或规则） The company was found guilty of contravening safety regulations. 那家公司被判违反了安全条例。 actions that blatantly contravene the rules of civilized warfare 公然违反文明战争规则的行为 national policies that contravene European law 违反欧洲法律的国家政策
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- blatantly
- clearly
- directly
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from late Latin contravenire, from Latin contra- ‘against’ + venire ‘come’.