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源自拉丁语 'contrarius',意为 '相反的',通过古法语 'contrarie' 进入英语。
❶ 指相互对立或完全相反的事物、观点或特性,常用于哲学或逻辑讨论中表示事物的对立面。
“Good and evil are classic examples of contraries in moral philosophy.”
(善与恶是道德哲学中对立面的经典例子。)
“The contraries of hot and cold are easily understood by children.”
(热与冷的对立关系很容易被孩子理解。)
by contraries — 以相反的方式或出乎意料地行事,常用于描述与预期相反的行为或结果。
“She often acts by contraries, doing the exact opposite of what is expected.”
(她经常反其道而行之,做出与预期完全相反的行为。)