contrary
英 ['kɒntrərɪ]
美['kɑntrɛri]
- adj. 相反的；对立的
- adv. 相反地
- n. 相反；反面
英英释意
- 1. a relation of direct opposition;
- "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
- 2. exact opposition;
- "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty"
- 3. two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
