Word · Frequency #13065
Fully loadedcontravention
违反, 违背, 矛盾
coming into conflict with
- 1.
The act of contravening (a rule, regulation, law, or order) or of not fulfilling (an obligation, promise, or agreement).
违反(规则、法规、法律或命令)或未履行(义务、承诺或协议)的行为
触犯, 抵触；违反(规则、法规、法律或命令)或未履行(义务、承诺或协议)的行为；违反；违背；矛盾；[法] 违反
In use
Driving without a license is a clear contravention of the traffic laws.
The company was fined for its contravention of environmental regulations.
Any contravention of the school rules will result in disciplinary action.
in contravention of sth
通常用于描述行为与规则相悖。
The company was in contravention of safety regulations.
该公司违反了安全规定。
a contravention of sth
表示具体的一次违反行为。
This action is a contravention of the treaty.
此行为违反了条约。
be in contravention to sth
与'contravention of'同义，但后接介词to。
Connections
Collocations
- in contravention of
- 违反；与…相抵触
- The company was found to be in contravention of the safety regulations.该公司被发现违反了安全规定。
- contravention notice
- 违章通知；违法通知
- The council served a contravention notice on the builder.当地政府向建筑商下达了违章通知。
- commit a contravention
- 构成违反行为
- Anyone who commits a contravention of this rule will be fined.任何违反这条规定的人都将被罚款。
- contravention of a court order
- 违反法院命令
- He was jailed for contravention of a court order.他因违反法院命令而入狱。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in contravention of
- 违反；与…相抵触The company was fined for acting in contravention of safety regulations.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 contravention 拆成 contra（相反）＋vention（与 convention 相似），记作‘和常规对着干’，即违反规定。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal documents、formal notices、official reports contravention 是正式用词，多用于法律、规章或协议的语境，表示“违反、违背”。日常口语中较少使用，更常见的是 breaking 或 violation。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -vention (/ˈvenʃən/) rhyme with contravention: convention, intervention, invention, prevention. Lookalikes spelled -tion but pronounced differently include mention /ˈmenʃən/, attention /əˈtenʃən/, and portion /ˈpɔːʃən/.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.