contrary
单词辨析：
指方向、作用等相反的。
a converse argument/direction/effect/opinion
相反的论点／方向／效果／观点
a converse wind
逆风
指观点、意见、行为等完全相反或对立的；用于 contrary to popular belief等短语时，可作为句子状语；表示“逆向的”时尤指风，与converse同义。
Several of those present had contrary information.
几个在场的人所掌握的信息截然不同。
That company's actions are contrary to the public interest.
该公司的行为是与大众利益相悖的。
Contrary to popular opinion, I don't dye my hair!
与大多数人的想法不同，我不染头发！
Contrary to our expectations, he's found a nice girlfriend.
出乎我们的意料，他找到了一个漂亮的女友。
与 contrary 基本同义，但通常只作定语，后接介词 to 时则可作表语。
He tried to make her happy but it seemed to be having the opposite effect.
他试着哄她开心，却似乎适得其反了。
They drove off in the opposite direction.
他们开车向相反方向驶去。
The result was quite opposite to what they had expected.
结果和他们所期望的完全相反。
相关例句：
He is not stingy at all; on the contrary, no one could be more generous.
他一点儿也不吝啬，相反，没有比他更大方的了。
Contrary to general expectation, he announced that all four had given their approval.
与大众的期盼相反的是，他宣布那4个人都同意了。
That does not automatically mean, however, that the money supply has been curbed, and there is considerable evidence to the contrary
然而，那并不一定意味着货币供应量受到了限制，有大量证据表明事实正好相反。
'Are there any signs that he may quit soon?' — 'Quite the contrary.'
“有没有迹象表明他可能很快就会辞职？”——“完全没有。”
You think you are clever, on the contrary, I assure that you are very foolish.
你自以为很聪明，相反地，我确信你很傻。
'People just don't do things like that.' — 'On the contrary, they do them all the time.'
“人们根本不会做那样的事情。”——“恰恰相反，他们一直在那样做。”