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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。
违反, 违背, 矛盾
contraventions — plural of contravention
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违反, 违背, 矛盾
coming into conflict with
The company was in contravention of safety regulations.
该公司违反了安全规定。
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
The act of contravening (a rule, regulation, law, or order) or of not fulfilling (an obligation, promise, or agreement).
Driving without a license is a clear contravention of the traffic laws.
无证驾驶明显违反了交通法规。
The company was fined for its contravention of environmental regulations.
该公司因违反环保法规而被罚款。
Any contravention of the school rules will result in disciplinary action.
任何违反校规的行为都将受到纪律处分。
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。
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。
与'contravention of'同义，但后接介词to。
The new policy is in direct contravention to the company's code of conduct.
新政策直接违反了公司的行为准则。
Not this
He contravention the rules.
Use this
He acted in contravention of the rules.
contravention 是名词，不是动词。表示‘违反’时常用短语 in contravention of。
Not this
This is a contravention to the agreement.
Use this
This is a contravention of the agreement.
contravention 后接介词 of，表示‘违反某事物’，不接 to。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
违反；与…相抵触
The company was fined for acting in contravention of safety regulations.
该公司因违反安全规定而被罚款。
我们遗憾地通知您，此行为构成了对《未成年巫师合理限制法令》的违犯。
In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the Ministry of Magic sends Harry a letter accusing him of contravention of wizarding law.
在电影《哈利·波特与凤凰社》中，魔法部寄给哈利一封信，指责他违反了巫师法律。
Use contraventions naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.