contrary是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the opposite -- 相反；反面；對立面；相反事物

  • I was worried that it might be too hard for me but it turned out the contrary was true. 我原來擔心那可能對我來說太難了，可是我發現恰恰相反。

  • "I thought you said the film was exciting?" "On the contrary, I nearly fell asleep half way through it!" 「你不覺得這齣電影很精彩嗎？」「正相反，看到一半我差點睡著！」

  • For a long time it was thought to be a harmless substance, but we now have proof/evidence to the contrary. 長期以來這種物質被認爲是無害的，但最近我們有了相反的證據。

• 1 opposite -- 相反的，對立的；完全不同的

  • a contrary point of view 相反的觀點

  • Contrary to all our expectations, he found a well-paid job and a nice girlfriend. 出乎我們的意料，他找到了一份報酬不菲的工作和一個漂亮的女友。

  • Contrary to popular opinion, I don't dye my hair! 與大多數人的想法不同，我不染頭髮！

• 2 A contrary person wants to disagree with and annoy other people. -- 乖戾的；故意作對的；執拗的

  • He doesn't really mean it - he's just being contrary. 這不是他的本意——他只是在故意作對。