on the contrary
collocation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。
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。
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
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。
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Despite what you think, the contrary is true.
不管你怎么想，事实恰恰相反。
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public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty
与公众舆论的看法相反,他是无罪的。
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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。
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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记忆联想：contrary 与 contrast 很像，都带着“对比、相反”的感觉；名词义就是“相反的事物或对立面”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing、fixed phrases (on/to the contrary)、academic logic 作名词时语气偏正式，多用于书面语；日常口语中常以固定短语 on the contrary 或 to the contrary 出现。逻辑学中特指“反对关系”，属于专业用法。
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