Contrary proposition
[计] 反命题
🧩 词语组成解析
contrary
['kɑntrɛri]
adj. 相反的;违反的，反对的;对立的;顽固的，任性的;
n. 对立或相反的事物;对立方;[逻]反对命题;
adv. 相反地，矛盾地;
contr反对，相反+ary形容词后缀→相反的
🗣️ 情景例句
I got a Dear John letter from her.
我收到她的绝交信了。
No, I only wrote her one letter this year.
是的，今年我才给她写过一封信。
from which can be seen the strata the drill has been cutting through.
从中能看出钻头所钻透的地层。