| 释义 |
the contrary [singular] (rather formal) used to emphasize that the opposite of what has been said or suggested is actually true恰恰相反；正相反◆in the end the contrary was proved true: he was innocent and she was guilty.最后证明事实正好相反：他是无辜的，而她则有罪。◆'you're not rejecting them?' 'on the contrary, i plan to give them special status.'“你没拒绝他们吗？”“恰恰相反，我打算给予他们特殊地位。”◆i don't find him funny at all. quite the contrary.正相反，我觉得他一点儿也不可笑。◆i will expect to see you on sunday unless i hear anything to the contrary (= showing or proving the opposite).星期天我会等你，除非你说不来了。ⓘ the contrary is most often used in the phrases on the contrary, quite the contrary and to the contrary. * the contrary 最常用在短语 on the contrary、quite the contrary 和 to the contrary 中。 |