contrary是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 相反的， 矛盾的n. 反对， 矛盾； 相反，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And forthwith commenced a lively discussion of this ethnological thesis—so lively that the Major became excited, and, quite contrary to his usual suavity, said bluntly:"I believe you are wrong, Paganel."
-- But contrary to what Thalcave had said, the whole district appeared uninhabited, or rather abandoned.
-- Sergeant Manuel seemed so enchanted that it would have been useless to express a contrary opinion, either to the profession of arms or the probable future of his children.
-- Contrary to all his principles, the Major, who all his life had never disputed with anyone, was always sparring with Paganel.
-- "After all, though," said Glenarvan, with whom he was talking over the subject, "it is better to have no wind than a contrary one."
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I had seen enough of the contrary nature of the old sinner to understand that any strong sign of interest would be the surest way to stop his confidences.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I confess, however, that I should not have stayed here even if you had invited me, not for any particular reason, but because it is well, contrary to my practice and nature, somehow.'
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The jail might have been the infirmary, the infirmary might have been the jail, the town-hall might have been either, or both, or anything else, for anything that appeared to the contrary in the graces of their construction.
-- Stephen, whose way had been in the contrary direction, turned about, and betook himself as in duty bound, to the red brick castle of the giant Bounderby.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But if they feel a degree of cold in proportion to the elevation they attain in the atmosphere, we experienced quite a contrary effect.
-- But contrary to all our expectations, I, my uncle, and the Icelander, were cast upon the slope of a mountain calcined by the burning rays of a sun which was literally baking us with its fires.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He never made the representation, on the contrary seemed to laugh the idea to scorn; but it did happen that, with all his pains to depreciate himself, he was always in the superior position.
-- He rightly judged that, at first at all events, they would go in a contrary direction from their late companion.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- sighed Amy, 'now she's in a contrary fit, and will drive me distracted before I can get her properly ready.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Though the gregarious sperm whales have their regular seasons for particular grounds, yet in general you cannot conclude that the herds which haunted such and such a latitude or longitude this year, say, will turn out to be identically the same with those that were found there the preceding season; though there are peculiar and unquestionable instances where the contrary of this has proved true.
-- But he looked too nigh the boat; for as if bent upon escaping with the corpse he bore, and as if the particular place of the last encounter had been but a stage in his leeward voyage, Moby Dick was now again steadily swimming forward; and had almost passed the ship, which thus far had been sailing in the contrary direction to him, though for the present her headway had been stopped.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Yet he knew to the contrary himself.
在丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The sixth day of our being at sea we came into Yarmouth Roads; the wind having been contrary and the weather calm, we had made but little way since the storm.
-- Here we were obliged to come to an anchor, and here we lay, the wind continuing contrary - viz.
-- The wind blew from the N.N.E., which was contrary to my desire, for had it blown southerly I had been sure to have made the coast of Spain, and at least reached to the bay of Cadiz; but my resolutions were, blow which way it would, I would be gone from that horrid place where I was, and leave the rest to fate.
-- Once or twice in the daytime I thought I saw the Pico of Teneriffe, being the high top of the Mountain Teneriffe in the Canaries, and had a great mind to venture out, in hopes of reaching thither; but having tried twice, I was forced in again by contrary winds, the sea also going too high for my little vessel; so, I resolved to pursue my first design, and keep along the shore.
-- I hail no remedy but to go on: I had got into an employment quite remote to my genius, and directly contrary to the life I delighted in, and for which I forsook my father's house, and broke through all his good advice.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It was contrary to every doctrine of hers that difference of fortune should keep any couple asunder who were attracted by resemblance of disposition; and that Elinor's merit should not be acknowledged by every one who knew her, was to her comprehension impossible.
-- On the contrary it was a relief to her, to be spared the communication of what would give such affliction to them, and to be saved likewise from hearing that condemnation of Edward, which would probably flow from the excess of their partial affection for herself, and which was more than she felt equal to support.
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