contrary to + n.
常用于句首，引出与预期或普遍看法相反的情况，语气较正式。
Contrary to popular belief, the desert is not always hot.
与普遍看法相反，沙漠并不总是炎热的。
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The wind blew contrary all morning, so the fishing boats stayed in the harbor.
整个上午都刮着逆风，渔船只好停在港口里。
用法提示：这里 contrary 是副词，修饰 blew，表示风向与预期相反。
The market responded contrary, falling instead of rising.
市场的反应相反，不但没有上涨反而下跌。
用法提示：这里 contrary 是副词，修饰 responded，说明市场表现与预期相反。
The child answered contrary every time, refusing to follow any instruction.
那个孩子每次都反着回答，拒绝听从任何指令。
用法提示：这里 contrary 是副词，修饰 answered，表示回答方式与要求相反。
常用于句首，引出与预期或普遍看法相反的情况，语气较正式。
Contrary to popular belief, the desert is not always hot.
与普遍看法相反，沙漠并不总是炎热的。
常与 go、act、run 等动词连用，表示行为或决定与某事物相违背。
His decision goes contrary to the advice of his doctors.
他的决定与医生的建议相违背。
后接从句，说明实际情况与人们所想、所料正好相反。
Contrary to what everyone expected, she stayed calm.
与大家预料的相反，她保持了镇定。
grammar · medium
易错句子On contrary, I think he is right.
正确表达On the contrary, I think he is right.
on the contrary 是固定短语，其中的定冠词 the 不能省略；汉语没有冠词，学习者常常漏掉。补上 the 后短语才成立。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is very diligent. On the contrary, his brother is lazy.
正确表达He is very diligent. On the other hand, his brother is lazy.
on the contrary 用来否定或反驳对方刚说过的话，而不是把两件事并列起来作对比；这里只是提出另一种相反的情形，应该用 on the other hand。改后既保留了对比的意思，也符合 on the contrary 的用法。
与…相反；违背
Contrary to what I had expected, the exam was quite easy.
与我原先预想的相反，这次考试相当容易。
与普遍看法相反
Contrary to popular belief, bats are not blind.
与普遍看法相反，蝙蝠并不是瞎的。
与预期相反
Contrary to expectations, sales rose sharply last month.
与预期相反，上个月的销售额大幅上升。
违反规则
Acting contrary to the rules may get you disqualified.
违反规则行事可能会让你被取消资格。
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