n.
1.opposite side對(duì)方，相反方面。
△H.Ⅷ.2.1.15:“TheKing’s attorney on the contrary”，對(duì)方的國(guó)王代理人（檢察官）。
to the contrary: to the opposite effect在效果相反的方面。
△H.Ⅷ.5.1.148(147):“The best persuasions tothe contrary/Fail not to use，”你盡管據(jù)理力爭(zhēng)、反駁他們。
2. thing or state of opposite qualities相反的事物，相反的狀態(tài)。
△Lr.2.2.92(87):“No contraries hold moreantipathy/Than I and such a knave.”再?zèng)]有兩件相反的東西比我和這個(gè)壞蛋之間更互相反對(duì)的了。
contrary
a.
1.opposite,opposed,adverse對(duì)立的，反對(duì)的，相反的。
△Oth.4.2.175(174):“What in the contrary?”有什么不公正？
△1H.Ⅵ.3.1.81:“banding themselves incontrary parts，”他們結(jié)成了互相反對(duì)的幫派。
△2H.Ⅵ.4.7. 40(36):“and,contrary to the King,his crown,anddignity,thou hast built a paper-mill.”而且你還與國(guó)王、及其王位和尊嚴(yán)相對(duì)立，竟然建了一個(gè)造紙廠。
△R.Ⅲ.4.1.17: “The King hath strictly charged the contrary.” 國(guó)王嚴(yán)格地下了相反的命令。
△R.Ⅲ.4.4.217:“No,to theirlives ill friends were contrary.”不，是因?yàn)橛袎挠H戚跟他們的生命作對(duì)。
2. contradictory,inconsistent 矛盾的，前后矛盾的。
△H.Ⅷ.3.2.26:“In the divorce his contraryproceedings / Are all unfolded；”在這次離婚案中，他的反復(fù)無常的做法已經(jīng)全被揭穿。
△Gent.4.4.90(83):“ ’Tispity love should be so contrary；”戀愛竟是參差顛倒，真是可憐。
3. different不同的。
△Wiv.2.1.215(208):“hath ap-pointed them contrary places (i.e.different meeting-places)”，指定他們到兩個(gè)不同的地點(diǎn)去見面。
4. wrong錯(cuò)誤的。
△Mer.1.2.102(96):“set a deepglass of Rhenish wine on the contrary casket，”把滿滿一杯萊茵河葡萄酒放在那沒有色彩的匣子上。
contrary
ad.
1. in an opposite direction,wrongly向一種相反的方向，錯(cuò)誤地。
△1H.IV.5.5.4: “And wouldst thou turn ouroffers contrary?”你竟然把我的建議故意改得意思相反？
2. in opposite directions向相反的兩個(gè)方向。
△Rom. 3.2. 64:“What storm is this that blows so contrary?”這是一陣什么風(fēng)暴，一會(huì)兒又倒轉(zhuǎn)了方向？ (按：朱麗葉剛才一直認(rèn)為奶媽說的是羅米歐死了。)
3. wrongly錯(cuò)誤地。
△L.L.L.5.2.134: “so shall yourloves/Woo contrary，”讓你們的情人認(rèn)錯(cuò)求愛的對(duì)象。
contrary
vt. contradict,oppose頂撞，反對(duì)。
△Rom.15. 89(85): “You must contrary me! Marry，’tis time—” i.e. to teach you a lesson. (Old Capulet’s angryspeech to Tybalt is broken off by the approach ofsome guests.)你居然和我作對(duì)！ 真是的，現(xiàn)在真該——(老凱普萊特的話因客人到來而中斷。)
contrary
[?k?ntr?ri]adj. 相反的，對(duì)抗的[k?n?tr??ri]故意作對(duì)的n.相反，對(duì)立面，矛盾adv.相反地
◇be contrary to同…相反的
by contrary出乎意料的
contrary to nature違反自然地
contrary to one’s convictions違心
contrary to one’s expectation出乎意料地
go contrary to與…相反
on the contrary相反的
quite the contrary恰好相反
to the contrary相反的
‖ contrary concept對(duì)立概念
contrary evidence反證
contrary intention反意
contrary propositions相反命題，逆命題
contrary sign異號(hào)，相反符號(hào)，反號(hào)
contrary to law違法
contrary to order違反命令
contrary to the Constitution 違 反 憲 法
contrariant[k?n?tr??ri?nt]adj.反對(duì)的，對(duì)立的，敵對(duì)的
‖ Contrariant n.反對(duì)派
contrariety[?k?ntr??rai?ti]n.矛盾，對(duì)抗，對(duì)立 （性），對(duì)立因素，對(duì)立面，相反，不一致，反對(duì)關(guān)系，反對(duì)命題