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contrarily 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. perversely: in a contrary disobedient manner
  2. contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends"
  3. (contrary) very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion"
  4. (contrary) reverse: a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
  5. (contrary) of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false; "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms"
  6. (contrary) exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty"
  7. (contrary) resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
  8. (contrary) adverse: in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind"
  9. (Contrary (comics)) Contrary was a character from Malibu Comics' Ultraverse. She was created by Gerard Jones and Martin Egeland and first appeared in the series Freex, though she was better known as the founder of Ultraforce.
  10. (Contrary (social role)) A Contrary is a member of a Native American tribal group in North America who adopts behavior that is deliberately the opposite of other tribal members. Contraries are often found in tribes of the Great Plains and the Southwest. ...
  11. (contrary) The opposite; One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true; To oppose; to frustrate; To impugn; To contradict (someone or something); To do the opposite of (someone or something); To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to; To argue; to ...
  12. (contrary) an argumentative device that presents an alternative to a thesis for the purpose of confirming or clarifying it. The alternative represents a choice that is not satisfactory in the context of the thesis but is not a direct contradiction (contrary) of the thesis.
  13. (contrary) we will be free to copy, disclose, distribute, incorporate and otherwise use such material for any  and all purposes.