① to the contrary意為“相反”,相當(dāng)于形容詞,放在所修飾的名詞后面,有時(shí)也相當(dāng)于副詞,起狀語(yǔ)作用。
Did you hear any opinion to the contrary?你有沒(méi)有聽(tīng)到相反的意見(jiàn)?
② on the contrary意為“恰恰相反”,表達(dá)前后句子的“針?shù)h相對(duì)”。
He did not say he liked it. On the contrary,he was very much against it. 他并沒(méi)有說(shuō)他喜歡它。相反,他是很反對(duì)的。
We thought it would be bad weather,but on the contrary we had fine sunshine. 我們?cè)詾樘鞖鈺?huì)很糟,但結(jié)果正相反,那天陽(yáng)光燦爛。
③ contrary to是形容詞短語(yǔ),意思是“與……相反,與……不同”(in opposition to,against),在句子中作表語(yǔ)、狀語(yǔ)。
What you have done is contrary to the doctor's orders. 你做的與醫(yī)囑正好相反。
Contrary to our expectations,he was eliminated in the first round. 我們?nèi)f萬(wàn)想不到,他在第一輪就被淘汰了。