| 词汇 | contrariness |
| 释义 | contrariness noun[ U ] uk /kənˈtreə.ri.nəs/ us /kənˈtrer.i.nəs/ the quality of being someone who intentionally wants to disagree with and annoy other people乖戾;故意作对;执拗 Annoying accursed aggravating annoying annoyingly ball-ache frustratingly gadfly galling gallingly gratingly irritatingly limit maddening mither naggingly spiteful stupid trying vexatious vexatiously You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Bad-tempered Jack ran away of his own free-will, and out of downright contrariness. Once this would have thrilled me—only last Spring! but now the contrariness in me made me say that it was absolutely necessary that I returned immediately to Versailles. Progress is always hampered by sluggish stupidity and contrariness. The innate contrariness of things seemed to be blocking all his plans. This is certainly another instance of the contrariness of Fate. Examples of contrarinesscontrariness However, in this case, there is a strange contrariness in the so-called formula. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This was not in a spirit of mere contrariness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She's funny from line to line, but there is little to her besides tin-pot contrariness. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Throughout her life she exhibits stubbornness and contrariness, generally doing whatever the people who love her "don't" want her to do. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Saunders had a reputation for brilliance, contrariness, and eccentricity. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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