Word · Frequency #43046
contrariwise
/ˈkɒntrəriwaiz/
adverb
反之;反过来
核心释义
with the order reversed
- 1.
相反地;乖戾地
in a contrary disobedient manner
- 2.
反之;颠倒地
with the order reversed
- 3.
出乎意料地
contrary to expectations
乖戾地;执拗地;出乎意料地;相反地;乖戾地;反之;颠倒地;反之亦然
用法In use
I thought the meeting was on Tuesday; contrariwise, it is on Thursday.
用法提示:副词 contrariwise 在这里表示“相反地”,用来引出与前面预期相反的事实。
She usually agrees with everything, but contrariwise, she rejected the proposal this time.
用法提示:副词 contrariwise 表示行为与通常情况相反,带有“反其道而行”的意味。
The twins answered contrariwise: one said yes and the other said no.
用法提示:副词 contrariwise 修饰动词 answered,表示两人的回答方向相反。
contrariwise, [clause]
用作句子副词,表示相反的情况。
Contrariwise, he decided to leave.
反之,他决定离开。
verb + contrariwise
修饰动词,表示以相反或固执的方式行事。
相关词与表达Connections
近义词Synonyms
- perversely
- 固执地,倔强地 · 强调故意作对,语气比contrariwise更强
- obstinately
- 顽固地,固执己见地 · 侧重顽固不化,可用于人或动物
- disobediently
- 不顺从地,违抗地 · 特指不服从命令,用法比contrariwise更具体
- waywardly
- 任性地,难以管束地 · 强调难以预测的任性行为,常用于儿童或性情
易混词Confusing words
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