contrary

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɒntɹəɹi/|/kənˈtɹɛəɹi/|/ˈkɒntɹi/    美 /ˈkɑntɹɛɹi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The opposite.
    — No contraries hold more antipathy Than I and such a knave.
  2. One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false.
    — If two universals differ in quality, they are contraries; as, every vine is a tree; no vine is a tree. These can never be both true together; but they may be both false.
  3. A type of loaded die. historical
动词 v.
  1. To oppose; to frustrate. obsolete
    — You that be of the court, & eſpecially ye ſworn chaplains beware of a leſſon that a great man taught me at my firſt coming to the court he told me for a good will, he thoughte it wel. He ſayd vnto me. You muſt beware how ſo euer ye do that ye cõtrary not the king, let him haue his ſaiyngs, folow him, go with him. Mary out vpon this counſel, ſhal I ſay, as he ſayes?
  2. To impugn. obsolete
  3. To contradict (someone or something). obsolete
    — thus wilfully sir Palomydes dyd bataille with yow & as for hym sir I was not gretely aferd but I dred fore laūcelot that knew yow not Madame said Palomydes ye maye saye what so ye wyll I maye not contrary yow but by my knyghthode I knewe not sir Tristram
  4. To do the opposite of (someone or something). obsolete
  5. To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to. obsolete
  6. To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion. obsolete
  7. To be self-contradictory; to become reversed. obsolete
形容词 adj.
  1. Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
    — contrary winds
  2. Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.
    — Galileo [Galilei]'s zeal for his opinions soon led him again to bring the question under the notice of the Pope, and the result was a declaration of the Inquisition that the doctrine of the earth's motion appeared to be contrary to the sacred scripture.
  3. Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.
    — a contrary disposition; a contrary child
副词 adv.
  1. Contrarily
    — I never act contrary to my principles.

词形变化

more contrary comparative most contrary superlative more contrary comparative most contrary superlative contraries plural contraries present,singular,third-person contrarying participle,present contraried participle,past contraried past

词汇关系

近义词
against the grain at cross purposes contradictory contrariant contrarious contrary counter cross disagreeable opposed opposing refractory witherward
反义词
cooperative synergistic unopposed
下位词
cheeky hostile opposite
衍生词
canon by contrary motion contrarian contrarily contrariness contrarious contrariwise contrary to by contraries on the contrary quite the contrary to the contrary
相关词
obstinate subcontrary contrarian contra counter

词源

词源 1
From Middle English contrarie, compare French contraire, from Old French contraire, from Latin contrārius (“opposite, opposed, contrary”), from contrā (“against”).
词源 2
From Middle English contrarie, compare French contraire, from Old French contraire, from Latin contrārius (“opposite, opposed, contrary”), from contrā (“against”).
词源 3
From Middle English contrarie, compare French contraire, from Old French contraire, from Latin contrārius (“opposite, opposed, contrary”), from contrā (“against”).
词源 4
From Middle English contrarie, compare French contraire, from Old French contraire, from Latin contrārius (“opposite, opposed, contrary”), from contrā (“against”).
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