contrary

詳細解釋：

con.trar.y

adj.（形容詞）
Opposed, as in character or purpose:
反對的，違反的：相反的，如在性質或目的上：
例句：
contrary opinions; acts that are contrary to our code of ethics.
相反的意見；與我們的道德標準相悖的行為

Opposite in direction or position:
相反的：在方向上相反的或在位置上相對的：
例句：
playing scales in contrary motion.
逆向彈奏音階

Adverse; unfavorable:
逆向的；不合人意的：
例句：
a contrary wind.
逆風

also [k…n-trar.ô] Given to recalcitrant behavior; willful or perverse.
也作 [k…n-trar.ô] 頑固的，任性的：好與人作對的；執拗的或故意作對的
n.（名詞）
【複數】 con.trar.ies
Something that is opposite or contrary.
對立或相反的事物
Either of two opposing or contrary things:
對立方：兩個對立或相反事物中的一方：
例句：
.Truth is perhaps . . . a dynamic compound of opposites, savage contraries for a moment conjoined.(A. Bartlett Giamatti)
.真理也許是…由對立物，由暫時結合在一起的截然相反的事物組成的一種不斷變化的混合體.(A.巴特利特·賈馬泰伊)

Logic A proposition related to another in such a way that if the latter is true, the former must be false, but if the latter is false, the former is not necessarily true.
【邏輯學】 反對命題：一種與另一命題相互聯繫的命題，若後者為正確則前者一定是錯誤的，但若後者為錯誤的則前者不一定是正確的
adv.（副詞）
In an opposite direction or manner; counter:
相反地，矛盾地：方向或行為上相反地；反方向地：
例句：
The judge ruled contrary to all precedent in the case.
法官在此案的審理中違背了所有的先例

<習慣用語>by contraries【廢語】
In opposition to what is expected.
與預期相反的
on the contrary
In opposition to what has been stated or what is expected:
相反的：與已說的話相反或與預期的相反的：
例句：
I`m not sick; on the contrary, I`m in the peak of health.
我沒有病；恰恰相反，我健康極了

來源：
Middle English contrarie
中古英文 contrarie
from Anglo-Norman
源自 英法文
from Latin contr3rius
源自 拉丁語 contr3rius
contr3 [against] * see kom
contr3 [反對] *參見 kom
-3rius [-ary]
-3rius [後綴，表.與…有關之物.]

【引伸】
con.trar.ily
adv.（副詞）
con.trar.iness
n.（名詞）
<參考辭彙><同義詞>contrary,balky,perverse,wayward,orneryThese adjectives mean given to acting in opposition to others.
這些形容詞表示愛與別人或事物相反行事的。
Contrary applies especially to a person who is inherently self-willed and resistant to direction or counsel:
Contrary 尤指天生執拗且拒絕接受指導或建議的人：
例句：
Who can reason with you when you`re being contraryô
你這樣執拗，誰能跟你講道理呢？

Balky describes an animal or a mechanical device that stops short and does not proceed or continue in operation;the word is also applicable to analogous human behavior:
Balky 形容突然停住不再前進的動物或者突然停下來不再繼續運作的機械裝置；這個詞也可適用於與某些類似人的行為：
例句：
The balky horse refused the jump.
馬逡巡不前拒絕跳過去。

例句：
The balky engine sputtered and stopped.
不聽使喚的發動機劈啪作響地停了下來。

例句：
Even threats of indictment didn`t loosen the tongue of the balky witness.
即使威脅要控告他也不能使這一不肯合作的證人說出一個字來。

Perverse implies disposition or determination to contravene what is expected or desired:
Perverse 含有與別人的預期或願望相牴觸的性格或決心之意：
例句：
He said no just to be perverse.
他只是故意作對才說不的。

Wayward stresses a flouting of authority that leads to erratic, capricious, or reprehensible behavior:
Wayward 強調一種對權威的蔑視，從而導致古怪的、反覆無常或應受指責的行為：
例句：
.a lively child, who had been spoilt and indulged, and therefore was sometimes wayward. (Charlotte Brontô).One who isornery is marked by a mean-spirited, often defiant contrariety:
.一個活潑的孩子，因為被嬌寵溺愛而有時任性倔強. （夏洛蒂·勃朗特）。用Ornery 來形容人時具有心胸狹窄，又常常違抗不服的互相矛盾的特徵：

例句：
When I tried to get the car salesman to lower his prices,he became ornery and dug in his heels. See also Synonyms at opposite
當我試圖讓汽車銷售員把價格降低時，他不耐煩地蹭著腳，脾氣暴躁起來 參見同義詞 opposite