contra

名词 n. 动词 v. 副词 adv. 介词 prep.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɒntɹə/    美 /ˈkɑntɹə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A deal to swap goods or services.
  2. A conservative; originally tied to Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries. derogatory
  3. An entry (or account) that cancels another entry (or account). attributive,often
    — a contra position; a contra entry
  4. Any of the musical instruments in the contrabass range, e.g. contrabassoon, contrabass clarinet or, especially, double bass. informal
  5. A contra dance.
  6. A country dance. New-England,US,obsolete
    — Folk histories record that contras were gradually displaced by the introduction of the quadrille and the new couple dances.
动词 v.
  1. To undo; to reverse. no-past,no-present-participle,participle,past
    — to contra a position (an entry)
副词 adv.
  1. Contrary to something.
    — […] it is useless to pray “Thy kingdom come” and vote contra or stay away from the polls; […]
介词 prep.
  1. Against; contrary or opposed to; in opposition or contrast to.

词形变化

more contra comparative most contra superlative contras plural contras present,singular,third-person

词汇关系

反义词
for pro
衍生词
anticontra

词源

词源 1
Ultimately from Latin contrā.
词源 2
Ultimately from Latin contrā.
词源 3
Ultimately from Latin contrā.
词源 4
Ultimately from Latin contrā.
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