on the contrary
固定搭配,用来引出与刚提到的情况正好相反的事实。
The weather didn't spoil our trip; on the contrary, the rain made the hills beautiful.
天气并没有破坏我们的旅行;恰恰相反,下雨让山丘变得更美了。
相反;对立面
反对命题;反对关系;相反的事物;直接对立的关系;一对命题中不能同时为真的一个,尽管它们可能同时为假
The opposite; direct opposition.
相反的事物
The opposite.
直接对立的关系
a relation of direct opposition
一对命题中不能同时为真的一个,尽管它们可能同时为假
One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false.
完全相反
exact opposition
两命题不能同真但可同假的关系
a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
I thought she would be upset, but on the contrary, she was delighted.
我以为她会不高兴,但恰恰相反,她很高兴。
用法提示:“on the contrary”作为固定短语,表示转折,引出与预期相反的情况。
AI contextual example
He claims to be rich, but the evidence suggests the contrary.
他声称自己富有,但证据表明相反。
用法提示:“the contrary”作名词,指与声称相反的事实。
AI contextual example
Despite what you think, the contrary is true.
不管你怎么想,事实恰恰相反。
用法提示:“the contrary”作名词,表示相反的事物。
AI contextual example
固定搭配,用来引出与刚提到的情况正好相反的事实。
The weather didn't spoil our trip; on the contrary, the rain made the hills beautiful.
天气并没有破坏我们的旅行;恰恰相反,下雨让山丘变得更美了。
常跟在 evidence、proof、statement 等名词之后,表示“与之相反的”。
She insisted the plan would work, and no one offered any evidence to the contrary.
她坚称这个计划会成功,没有人提出任何相反的证据。
可独立成句使用,语气比 on the contrary 更强,强调情况正好相反。
He wasn't annoyed at all; quite the contrary, he thanked us warmly.
他一点也不生气;恰恰相反,他还热情地感谢了我们。
复数 contraries 指不能同时为真、但可能同时为假的一对命题。
In logic, "all S are P" and "no S are P" are contraries.
在逻辑学中,“所有S都是P”和“没有S是P”是反对命题。
grammar · medium
易错句子我不认为他懒。In the contrary, he works very hard.
正确表达I don't think he is lazy. On the contrary, he works very hard.
“相反”这一固定短语是 on the contrary,介词只能用 on,不能用 in;这是把汉语“在……上”的“在”直译成 in 造成的。改为 on the contrary,才符合英语里用来否定或反驳前一句话的固定搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子Contrary with my expectation, he agreed at once.
正确表达Contrary to my expectation, he agreed at once.
contrary 与名词搭配时用固定介词 to,构成 contrary to sth,表示“与……相反”,不用 with。受汉语“和……相反”用“和/与”的影响易误用 with;换成 to 才符合英语搭配,同时保持原意不变。
grammar · medium
易错句子My brother is quiet. On the contrary, I am talkative.
正确表达My brother is quiet. On the other hand, I am talkative.
on the contrary 的规则是专门否定或反驳前面刚说出的话(“并非如此,恰恰相反”),不能用它来单纯对比两个不同的人或事物。这里只是把我和哥哥作对比,应用 on the other hand(或 in contrast);改成 on the other hand 后,句子的对比关系才与英语用法一致。
opposite 可作名词泛指与某人或某事物相反的一方,也可作形容词或介词;contrary 作名词出现在 on the contrary、to the contrary 等固定结构及逻辑术语中,这些结构不能换成 on the opposite;表示“A 是 B 的反面”时一般用 the opposite of。
reverse 作名词指与前述相反的情况或事物的另一面,如 the reverse is true;contrary 作名词表示“相反的事物”时多出现在 on the contrary、to the contrary 等固定结构及逻辑术语中,二者在“相反的情况”上部分重叠,但不能互相替换所有搭配。
contradiction 指两种说法、事实或行为之间的不一致或相互抵触,也可指反驳;contrary 作名词指相反的事物或对立面,逻辑上指不能同真但可同假的反对命题,并不表示“矛盾”这种不一致状态。
恰恰相反
I'm not tired; on the contrary, I feel full of energy.
我并不累;恰恰相反,我觉得精力充沛。
相反地;反之
If you have no evidence to the contrary, the plan will go ahead.
如果你没有相反的证据,这个计划就会继续进行。
完全相反
The test was not easy; quite the contrary, it was extremely difficult.
这次测试并不容易;完全相反,它极其困难。
相反;对立面
You may think otherwise, but the evidence suggests the contrary.
你也许不这么认为,但证据表明事实正相反。
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词根:contr-(来自拉丁语 contra,意为 against/相反;对比)+ 后缀 -ary(与…有关的,…的);同根词:contrast, contradict, contravene;同后缀词:ordinary, necessary
在逻辑学中,“contrary”常用来描述两个命题之间的相反关系,二者不能同真但可同假。
指两个命题不能同真也不能同假,与“contrary”所代表的逻辑关系相近但不同。
逻辑中通过否定可以构造出与一个命题相反的判断,与“contrary”所表达的相反性相关。
强调把事物分成两个对立的部分,与“contrary”所表达的相反关系同属对立性概念。
在日常语义中,“contrary”可表示相互冲突或相反的状态,二者常在同一话题中出现。
恰恰相反;正相反
I'm not upset; on the contrary, I'm thrilled.
我并没有难过;恰恰相反,我非常激动。
相反的;相反地
Despite rumors to the contrary, the company is not going bankrupt.
尽管有相反的传言,这家公司并不会破产。
与…相反
Contrary to expectations, the project was completed early.
与预期相反,这个项目提前完成了。
没有对立,就没有进步。
Love and hate, Blake wrote, are necessary contraries.
布莱克写道,爱与恨是必不可少的对立物。
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