contrary學測 L4KK [ˈkɑntrɛri] ｜ /ˈkɑntrɛri/
相反的；對立的·執拗的；愛唱反調·相反的事物；對立面
學測愛考字，一字身兼三種身份
Contrary to what most people think, koalas are not bears at all.
與多數人所想的相反，無尾熊其實根本不是熊。
一個畫面：轉身唱反調
轉身身體轉向，面朝相反方向
唱反調別人往東，他偏要往西
義項
言行相反B2adjective相反的；對立的
Her actions were contrary to her words, as she promised to help but never showed up.
她的行為與她說的話相反，她答應要幫忙卻從未現身。
contrary to popular beliefcontrary to expectations
叛逆執拗B2adjective執拗的；愛唱反調
Despite repeated warnings, the teenager remained contrary and continued to break the rules.
儘管一再被警告，那名青少年仍舊執拗，繼續違反規定。
a contrary child
恰恰相反B2noun相反的事物；對立面
She always speaks in a polite and friendly manner, but her sister is quite the contrary and often rude.
她說話總是禮貌又友善，但她姐姐恰恰相反，經常很無禮。
quite the contrary
片語
on the contrary反駁語氣 →用來反駁，正好相反
quite the contrary正好相反 →強調完全不是那樣
contrary to popular belief顛覆常識 →跟大眾想法完全相反
你會不會這樣說？
The results were completely ___ to what scientists had predicted. (contrary / contrast)
看答案
contrary
contrary 常作形容詞，contrast 才是常見的名詞。
'Despite repeated warnings, the teenager remained contrary and continued to break the rules.' 這裡的 contrary 最接近哪個意思？(A) 相反的想法 (B) 執拗、故意唱反調 (C) 對立的一方
看答案
(B)
此句形容個性執拗，對應「執拗的」義項，非單純相反。
字族
contrast 對比；使形成對比・counterpart 對應的人或物
順路看看
contradict — 同樣源自 contra-，指言語自相矛盾contrast — 同源字，強調兩者並列比較的差異counterpart — 同源字，指對應職位或角色的另一方多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
專案時程
Contrary to the team's expectations, the office renovation finished early.
與團隊的預期相反，辦公室整修提前完成了。
工作流程回饋
The new filing system did not slow us down; on the contrary, it helped us find documents faster.
新的歸檔系統沒有拖慢我們的工作；正好相反，它幫助我們更快找到文件。
詞族
contrary adjective 相反的；愛唱反調的・contrarily adverb 固執地；故意唱反調地・contrariness noun 執拗；愛唱反調的性情
四選一
The supervisor asked the assistant to be more cooperative and less ____ during team discussions.
看答案
contrary
less contrary 與 more cooperative 並列，都是描述人的形容詞片語。contrarily 是副詞，不能在此作 be 的形容詞補語；contrariness 是抽象名詞；contraries 是表示相反事物的複數名詞，均不符合此處描述態度的結構與語意。
同義改寫
Contrary to the team's expectations, the office renovation finished early. → The office renovation finished early, which was the opposite of what the team expected.
改寫保留實際結果與團隊預期相反的關係，以及整修提前完成的事實。
The new filing system did not slow us down; on the contrary, it helped us find documents faster. → The new filing system did not slow us down; it did the opposite by helping us find documents faster.
on the contrary 用來反駁「拖慢工作」的說法；it did the opposite 保留同樣的反駁與相反結果。